11-kg Silver mask stolen from Temple in khOpoli
Navi Mumbai, July 21 -- Burglars broke into the historic Vireshwar Temple in Upper Khopoli in the early hours of Sunday and stole an 11-kg silver mask and silver cladding from the Shivling.
The theft took place between 2 am and 3 am, when two unidentified men allegedly broke open the rear entrance, entered the temple and fled with the silver ornaments.
According to the FIR, the accused used a tool to break the rear door lock before forcing open the doors leading to the shrine. They then removed the silver mask mounted on the Shivling and the silver cladding beneath it before escaping.
"The Vireshwar Temple is one of Khopoli's oldest and most revered shrines," said a local resident. The complaint was filed by Kishore Chander Shigwan, 56, an employee of the temple and a resident of Khopoli....
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