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Burglars decamped with 12 sovereigns of golden jewellery, metallic objects and currency from an Amman temple astatine Kilvenbakkam colony that comes nether Nemili panchayat national adjacent Arakkonam municipality successful Ranipet connected Saturday.
Police said that it was astir 6 a.m. erstwhile a radical of residents and temple priests came to the section Amman temple. They recovered the fastener successful the doorway of the temple was broken. They recovered that the golden jewellery connected the deity was missing. Silver objects were besides not found.
As residents went astir the temple, they recovered the fastener successful the hundi was besides breached and the currency successful the hundi was besides missing. Police said the colony witnessed the yearly temple festival recently. Hundreds of devotees from neighbouring villages attended the festival.
Based connected a ailment by temple authorities, a lawsuit was registered by Nemili police. Special teams were formed to nab the culprits. Police are besides analyzing CCTV footage successful the area.
Police said this is the 2nd incidental successful the colony aft burglars decamped with valuables from Draupadi Amman temple successful the colony recently. Last month, golden jewellery from Murugan temple successful neighbouring Sampathurayanpet village went missing.
