Jajpur: A team comprising police and panchayat members from Odisha’s Jajpur district have left for New Delhi to identify a stolen idol seized by the Customs officials.
According to sources, some unidentified miscreants broke into Maa Kotrakshi temple at Darpan under Badachana police station in the district on the night of January 11, 2021. They opened the main door of the temple by breaking the lock and took away the main idol of Maa Kotrakshi and other valuables.
The priests of the temple and villagers came to know about the loot next morning and filed a complaint at Badachana police station. They said the idol, which was made of ‘astadhatu’ (8 precious stones), was very old and would cost high in the market.
Following the complaint, a police team under the supervision of Jajpur SP started investigation. But they could neither identify the robbers nor trace the stolen idol.
Meanwhile, the police were informed about an idol seized by the officials of Customs department at New Delhi airport. A team of police personnel and panchayat members on Friday left for New Delhi to identify and ascertain whether the seized idol was the one which was stolen from the temple. If they confirm that it was the same idol, it would be returned to the temple, the sources said.
Bhubaneswar: Maniabandha under Badamba tehsil in Odisha's Cuttack district was awarded the 'Best Tourism Village…
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday announced launch of Jana Samparka Padayatra and…
Bhubaneswar: During a recent chat session on X, Pakistani actress Mahira Khan shared the life-lesson…
New Delhi: In a recent promotional video ahead of its ‘Big Billion Days Sale’, Flipkart referred…
Bhubaneswar: In a step towards strengthening Odisha’s position as a major industrial hub, Chief Minister…
Thiruvananthapuram: Malayalam actor Siddique, who was booked by the Museum police here on August 27…
Ujjain: The boundary wall of the sacred Mahakal Temple here collapsed on Friday evening amid…
Bhubaneswar: The National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) will open a campus in Odisha to train…