Valuables worth ₹12.88L stolen from temples

Unidentified persons broke into temples in two different places in the district and decamped with valuables worth ₹12.88 lakh.

In the first incident, a gang broke into the Sri Lakshmi Venkataramana Temple at Uppunda in Byndoor taluk between 9 p.m. on April 5 and 6 a.m. on April 6 and escaped with gold and silver ornaments worth ₹12.72 lakh.

A case had been registered at the Byndoor police station and investigation is on, the police said.

In the second incident, unidentified persons broke into the Sri Mahavishnu Temple and Mahalingeshwara Temple at Havanje village in Brahmavar taluk between 6 p.m. on April 5 and 9 a.m. on April 6 and decamped with silver ornaments worth ₹16,000 and cash in ₹5,000 from the Hundi box.

A case had been registered at Brahmavar police station and investigation is on, the police said.