Mangaluru: A day after a theft attempt was detected at Thribhuvana Thilaka Choodamani Basadi, popularly known as Saavira Kambada Basadi, in Moodbidri, the police have put up a special beat in the area.
City police commissioner Sandeep Patil, who visited the basadi on Wednesday, said they received vital clues about the miscreants who attempted theft and the officers were working on it. He spoke to temple authorities on security measures needed to secure the whole Jain basadi.
On Tuesday, the door lock of the main entrance of the basadi, also a famous pilgrim centre, was found broken. Though the lock of a donation box was cut open, coins in it were found intact. The miscreants also tried to open the sanctum sanctorum. However, nothing was found stolen with hundi and vigrahas found intact.
Sources said apart from the beat police system titled ‘basadi beat’, the temple authorities have been asked to take several measures to beef up security on its premises. During interaction with public, the police also learnt that lot of girl students from adjoining schools and colleges visit the basadi. The police have also decided to deploy a woman homeguard for their safety.
Apart from it, temple authority/management has been advised to hire an ex-serviceman for security.
Asked about the present CCTVs and other security arrangements at the basadi, a senior police officer maintained that it is not fool-proof. “We have asked the basadi management to install high-end CCTVs with increased storage capacity,” an official told TOI.
In July 2013, as many as 20 priceless ancient idols from Siddhantha Bhavan, a nearby Jain shrine, were stolen. While all the idols were invaluable, Bahubali (Gomateshwara) in a sitting pose is considered to be only one-of-its-kind in the world.
According to police, Jain shrines in this ‘Jain Kashi of the South’ have not learnt any lessons from the incident as security remained lax on the premises. “In 2013, the authorities did not even know how many idols were stolen and a complaint was filed for 15 idols. However, police later recovered more than 20 idols. Even then the shrine had not maintained an inventory of the items (idols and others) and police have asked them to do so as soon as possible. Once the inventory is done, police will review the same along with shrine management periodically,” a police officer said.
The undivided Dakshina Kannada district houses more than 200 Jain basadis.
City police commissioner Sandeep Patil, who visited the basadi on Wednesday, said they received vital clues about the miscreants who attempted theft and the officers were working on it. He spoke to temple authorities on security measures needed to secure the whole Jain basadi.
On Tuesday, the door lock of the main entrance of the basadi, also a famous pilgrim centre, was found broken. Though the lock of a donation box was cut open, coins in it were found intact. The miscreants also tried to open the sanctum sanctorum. However, nothing was found stolen with hundi and vigrahas found intact.
Sources said apart from the beat police system titled ‘basadi beat’, the temple authorities have been asked to take several measures to beef up security on its premises. During interaction with public, the police also learnt that lot of girl students from adjoining schools and colleges visit the basadi. The police have also decided to deploy a woman homeguard for their safety.
Apart from it, temple authority/management has been advised to hire an ex-serviceman for security.
Asked about the present CCTVs and other security arrangements at the basadi, a senior police officer maintained that it is not fool-proof. “We have asked the basadi management to install high-end CCTVs with increased storage capacity,” an official told TOI.
In July 2013, as many as 20 priceless ancient idols from Siddhantha Bhavan, a nearby Jain shrine, were stolen. While all the idols were invaluable, Bahubali (Gomateshwara) in a sitting pose is considered to be only one-of-its-kind in the world.
According to police, Jain shrines in this ‘Jain Kashi of the South’ have not learnt any lessons from the incident as security remained lax on the premises. “In 2013, the authorities did not even know how many idols were stolen and a complaint was filed for 15 idols. However, police later recovered more than 20 idols. Even then the shrine had not maintained an inventory of the items (idols and others) and police have asked them to do so as soon as possible. Once the inventory is done, police will review the same along with shrine management periodically,” a police officer said.
The undivided Dakshina Kannada district houses more than 200 Jain basadis.
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