Puri: Two youths have been detained for the alleged loot of cash from donation boxes along with gold and silver ornaments of the deity from Madanmohan Temple inside the premises of Sakhigopinath Temple at Sebak Sahi in Odisha’s Puri late on Saturday.
The matter came to light on Sunday morning.
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According to sources, miscreants entered the temple by breaking a lock and stole cash from two donation boxes kept there. They then dumped the boxes near the kitchen of the temple before decamping with cash, gold and silver ornaments worth around Rs 25 lakh and the CCTV monitor.
On being informed, Satyabadi police reached the spot and initiated a probe into the loot. Two were detained after examining CCTV footage, the sources added.
