Two temple idols that had gone missing from a temple in Tirupur were found abandoned on Salem - Kochi highway near Karumathampatti in Coimbatore on Wednesday.
The Karumathampatti police handed over the bronze idols to the Tirupur police who have been on a search for the idols.
According to the police, the idols were found close to an abandoned building near a textile mill at Karumathampatti on Wednesday morning. The idols came to the attention of a shepherd and the police were alerted.
A team of officials from the Karumathampatti police station rushed to the spot and took the idols into custody.
According to the police, a two foot tall idol of Venugopala Swami and two-and-a-half-foot tall idol of Sathyabhama were recovered from the road side.
During investigation, the police found that the abandoned idols were the ones that had gone missing from a temple near Mangalam in Tirupur district in December.
The Karumathampatti police handed over the idols to the Tirupur police who are investigating the incident.