Four ‘ashtadhatu’ idols stolen from Ram temple near Patna

The incident came to light when priest Rajendra Sharma opened the main door of the temple in Mauri village

October 3, 2023

‘Ashtadhatu’ idols of Lord Ram, Sita, Laxman, and Bajrang Bali stolen from Ram temple in Mauri village

‘Ashtadhatu‘ idols of Lord Ram, Sita, Laxman, and Bajrang Bali were stolen from an ancient temple in a village near Patna, police said on Tuesday.

The incident came to light when priest Rajendra Sharma opened the main door of the temple in Mauri village under Piyarpur police station in Paliganj subdivision this morning.

He found the idols missing. “When we opened the main door of the temple, we found the statues of Lord Ram, Sita, Laxman, and Bajrang Bali missing. A silver ‘mukut‘ has been stolen as well. We have informed the villagers besides a written complaint to police against unidentified persons,” Sharma said.

“Four idols of gods and goddesses made of ashtadhatu (octo-alloy) were stolen from the temple of Mauri village late on Monday night. Fingerprint experts and a dog squad have been called. An investigation is underway,” said Sanjay Kumar, SHO of Piyarpur police station.

The area is known as Naxal infested but no incident of theft has happened here till date.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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