Bhubaneswar, Oct. 29 -- Thefts have been reported at two temples in Odisha, with miscreants allegedly stealing valuables and donation money from the Ram Temple in Konark in Puri district and the Maa Pendrani Temple in Nabarangpur's Umerkote. Police have launched investigations into both incidents.

At the Ram Temple in Ward No. 4 of Konark, miscreants allegedly broke the locks of the Natya Mandap gate and the main door of the sanctum sanctorum before stealing temple valuables.

The stolen items from the Ram Temple reportedly include silver crowns worn by the idols, brass articles kept inside the sanctum sanctorum and money from the temple's hundi.

Following a complaint lodged by the temple management committee, Konark police initiated an...