3 tolas gold, 15 tolas silver stolen from temple in Kukatpally

A major burglary took place at the Venkateswara Swamy Temple at Sardar Patel Nagar in Kukatpally Housing Board and decamped with gold and silver ornaments worth several lakhs on Wednesday.

According to police, two unidentified persons broke into the temple in the early hours, allegedly forced open the sanctum sanctorum with hand weapons and fled with gold and silver ornaments adorning the deity, weighing around 15 tolas of silver and 3 tolas of



gold.

The theft was discovered in the morning, following which temple committee members alerted the police.

Police who inspected the scene said the suspects were seen moving towards Vasanth Nagar after the crime, as recorded in the CCTVs in the neighbourhood.

Based on the complaint, a case has been registered and four special teams have been formed to trace and arrest the burglars at the earliest.