Panchkula, July 12

Burglars broke into three temples at Majra Mehtab village in Kalka and made off with ornaments on idols besides cash from donation boxes on Friday.

The police said thieves gained entry into the temples by breaking open the main door.

“They decamped with two silver bowls, three silver ‘chhattar’, a nose ring, two silver water containers (‘lota’), a silver spoon, a brass trident and Rs600 from the collection box at Durga Mandir. Thieves stole Rs1,500 from a collection box at Sheetla Mandir besides a silver tong, two silver ‘charan paduka’, hard disk of the CCTV camera and Rs3,000 from the donation box at Baba Balak Nath Mandir,” the FIR read.

Roshan Lal, the complainant in the case, told the police that Durga Mandir was located at his house and he came to know about the burglary when he found the main door of the temple broken and ornaments stolen on Saturday morning. A case has been registered. — TNS