India, March 22 -- In a major breach of trust at one of Mumbai's most revered temples, the Shree Siddhivinayak Ganpati Temple Trust has uncovered an alleged racket involving its own staff siphoning off donation money over months. One employee has been arrested, with police indicating that more arrests are likely by Saturday night.

According to the Dadar police, the theft came to light after temple authorities reviewed CCTV footage on Friday morning. The footage allegedly showed staffers extracting cash from donation boxes kept in the priests' room-sometimes even turning the boxes upside down to access the money.

"We have arrested Rajendra Pendurkar, a resident of a building near Dainik Saamana Press on New Prabhadevi Road. He had been w...