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A three-member inter-State pack that targeted temples was arrested and ₹22 lakh worthy golden and metallic ornaments recovered from them by the Anantapur police.
Superintendent of Police P. Jagadeesh connected Saturday (October 04) told media persons that the pack stole gold, silver, brass and copper ornaments and articles from astir 18 temples successful assorted parts of the territory and besides successful neighbouring districts. They person besides committed theft of golden jewellery from 2 houses successful Kalyandurgam mandal.
The arrested trio person been identified arsenic — V. Marriswamy alias Sangeet and V. Raju of Makodiki colony successful Shettur mandal and M Srinivasulu of Shettur mandal headquarters. Mr. Jagadeesh said the 3 are bully friends and got addicted to vices similar gambling and alcohol. They incurred immense debts to conscionable their expenses, and to repay them they started committing spot offences.
Mr. Jagadeesh said they targeted houses and temples that are constructed connected the outskirts of villages and entered them by breaking unfastened the locks. The SP said the pack was progressive successful thefts successful temples successful 3 constabulary presumption limits of Karnataka and are besides facing cases successful Kalyandurg constabulary limits for gambling.
Police recovered 12.350 kilo metallic and 44 grams golden ornaments and brass and copper articles from the accused.
