JAIPUR: Burglars barged into Parshavnath Bohara ji temple at Ghat Ki Guni area near Transport Nagar and decamped with 30 antique idols made up of stones and eight metals. Burglars also stole nearly Rs 65,000 and some silver items from the Digambar Jain temple. The idols are nearly 500 years old as claimed by the priests in their police complaint. According to police, the incident took place in the wee hours of Monday. The burglars locked the room in which the priest was sleeping and stole the precious idols.
“At least 30 idols which included some made up of ashtadhatu (eight metals) were stolen. Some of these idols are nearly 500 years old. We visited the spot and took the statements of priests and others,” said a senior police officer. A large number of members of the working committee of the temple also rushed to the spot along with police as the news of theft reached them. “We demand immediate arrest of the burglars and urge the state government to give proper security to Jain temples in the state,” said an office bearer of the committee.
“It appears that some organised gang was behind the incident. So far, we have not found any foul play. We are also checking CCTV camera footage of nearby areas to check the escape route taken by the burglars,” said a senior police officer of Transport Nagar.