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The constabulary connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026) arrested a habitual offender progressive successful a bid of temple thefts successful Ramagiri, Chennekothapalli, and Kanaganapalli areas.
Addressing the media, Superintendent of Police S. Satish Kumar said that the accused, identified arsenic Vadde Marriswamy alias Sangeetha, is simply a autochthonal of Makodi colony successful Settur mandal, and presently residing astatine Pavagada successful Karnataka. Police said the accused was committing thefts to gain casual wealth to conscionable his expenses for alcohol, gambling, and fiscal debts.
The SP said Marriswamy identified isolated temples and entered the premises during nighttime hours by breaking locks. He targeted golden and metallic ornaments and hundi collections, and melted metallic articles into biscuits for disposal.
Police seized astir 27.5 grams of golden ornaments, astir 380 grams of metallic ornaments, a metallic biscuit, and besides a motorcycle utilized successful the committee of offences.
Mr. Satish Kumar advised temple committees to fortify information by installing CCTV cameras, utilizing beardown locks, and promptly informing constabulary connected dial 100/112 regarding suspicious persons oregon activities.
