Man arrested for gold, jewellery theft at temple in Pakistan

Police on Thursday, January 15, said they have arrested a man after valuable gold and other jewellery were stolen from a prominent Hindu temple in Pakistan‘s Karachi.

The theft was committed at the Lakshmi Narayanan temple in Nabi Baksh Dholi Khata area of old Karachi on Wednesday, January 14.

A senior police officer at



the Nabi Baksh police station, in whose jurisdiction the theft took place, said the culprit was arrested within 18 hours with the help of closed circuit television (CCTV) camera footage and mobile location.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Faiz Samoo said police have recovered gold and other jewellery and artifacts from the arrested person.