Korba
Thieves are seen challenging the district police these days. Incidents of theft are taking place daily in the district and city, due to which questions are being raised on the night patrolling of the police. The courage of the thieves is so high that now they are not sparing even the house of God. The latest case has come to light from Nagar Panchayat Pali, where thieves attacked the Raj Kalika Temple located on Ward No. 1 Madan Main Road and ran away with crowns and jewelery from the idols present in the temple, during this the thieves also took the donation box with them. They went.
Let us tell you that Pandit Pramod Tiwari of Raj Kalika Temple had closed the doors of the temple at 9 pm on Monday night as usual and went home. After this, when he reached the temple this morning, the lock of the temple was broken and the door was open. When they went inside and saw, the lock of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple was also broken and a trident was found lying near the gate. On entering inside the temple, the crown and nose ring of the idol of Mata Kali and other ornaments like crowns and other deities were found missing. Apart from this, the donation box of the temple was also not found in its place.
After discovering the theft in the temple, the priest of the temple immediately informed the Pali police about the incident, after which the police reached the spot and called a sniffer dog to catch the thief. During this time, searching was done around the temple, then an empty donation box was found at some distance behind the temple. The value of the crown and jewelery stolen from the temple is said to be around Rs 2 lakh.
Theft incidents have increased in the last 3 months
It is noteworthy that incidents of small and big thefts have been happening in the Pali area in the last 3 months, earlier thieves used to target houses and offices. Now thieves have started cleaning their hands in the temple also. Continuous thefts have given sleepless nights to the common people. At the same time, the hands of the police are still empty, due to which the morale of the thieves is high.
