A gold-plated Kalash costing around Rs 40 lakh was reportedly robbed from the top of a Jain temple in Jyoti Nagar, northeast Delhi, police informed on Saturday. (Image Source: X.com/@kunalkashyap_st)
A gold-plated Kalash costing around Rs 40 lakh was reportedly robbed from the top of a Jain temple in Jyoti Nagar, northeast Delhi, police informed on Saturday.
The crime occurred days after a similar robbery worth almost Rs one crore was reported from a Jain religious function near the Red Fort, they added. A top cop said the theft was caught on CCTV cameras placed at the temple, going on to add that the 'kalash' was of about 25 to 30 kilograms of copper and gold lamination. The theft took place late Friday evening, a time when most residents were busy celebrating Karva Chauth.
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"The accused climbed over the roof of the temple with the help of electric wires, climbed to the spire, and escaped after uninstalling the gold-plated 'kalash. Locals observed the missing 'kalash' on Saturday morning and reported it to the temple administration.
The temple was closed on Friday evening as per schedule, and when it was opened on Saturday morning, the 'kalash' was missing. CCTV footage revealed that a man had been standing idle outside at 11.45 pm before he scaled up and supposedly stole the 'kalash' away, he added. A case has been registered, and police are trying to track and identify the suspect from CCTV footage from the surrounding areas. Several teams have been deployed to arrest the accused. Technical monitoring is being done to trace his movement, he added.
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