, Oct. 13 -- Police have arrested four people including a couple over the theft of gold ornaments from idols at two temples in the capital and one in Narayanganj.

The arrestees are Lipi Karmakar, 29, and her husband Arnab Roy Dipta, 30, and two jewellery shop owners- Md Muhin, 37, and Zakaria Islam.

Joint Commissioner (Crime) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Md Faruk Hossain disclosed the information at a press briefing at the DMP Media Centre on Minto Road on Tuesday afternoon.

The couple visited different temples and stole gold ornaments from idols before selling them to jewellery shops, police said.

They stole gold from the tongue of the idol of Goddess Kali at Ramna Kali Temple in Dhaka.

Subsequent interrogation revealed their ...