Mohali, Oct. 29 -- Two unidentified thieves broke into the Radha Krishna Temple on Pandwala Road in Mubarikpur during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday and stole silver and brass idols, religious articles and the donation box.

Temple priest Balram Sharma, 43, discovered the theft around 4.30am on Wednesday when he arrived to open the temple for morning prayers. Sharma, who has served at the temple for 17 years, told police that he had locked the premises around 8.30pm on Tuesday and checked the locks again at 9.30pm before leaving.

When he returned on Wednesday morning, he found the main entrance open and the temple ransacked. CCTV footage showed two unidentified men entering the premises between midnight and 1.30am, accord...