Khurda: Unidentified miscreants looted gold ornaments and other valuable items from a Kali temple at Gurujang in Khurda district on Tuesday night.
According to the sources, the miscreants have broken the lock of the temple. They allegedly looted 200 grams of gold jewellery and other valuable items worth lakhs of rupees from the temple. They also decamped with the temple donation box.
A temple priest discovered the theft after opening the temple gate early this morning and informed the locals.
On being informed, the police and a forensic team rushed to the spot and started investigation, the sources added.
Several temple loot incidents have been reported across the state in the recent past.
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