Crown theft case: Two accused arrested; crown, cash recovered

India, June 17 -- [e-mail]

The detection team of Talegaon MIDC Police Station on Sunday arrested two habitual thieves within 48 hours of a temple theft and recovered stolen property worth Rs.1.49 lakh, including a 1.25-kg silver crown and cash. The arrests also helped police solve three burglary cases in the Pimpri-Chinchwad police commissionerate limits.

The breakthrough came after a theft was reported at the Tuljabhavani Devi and Gramdaivat Kadajai Mata temples in Induri on the night of June 13. The accused allegedly broke into the temple donation box and stole cash. A case was subsequently registered at Talegaon MIDC Police Station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

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