Saris, Diamond Bangles Go Missing From Telangana, Andhra Temples; Cops Says No CCTV Footage indianexpress.com
Police in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are baffled by two missing expensive saris and a set of diamond bangles that were gifted to presiding deities of three famous temples. One of the saris was gifted by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, and CMs of both states have ordered inquiries. However, cops have been left in a fix as in spite of CCTV cameras in the three temples, footage of the time when the gifts disappeared is missing, which is another mystery.
On Sunday, a hand-woven silk saree presented at the famous Kanaka Durga temple in Vijayawada disappeared within minutes after it was adorned and taken off the presiding deity. The saree was specially ordered from the famous weavers of Madanapalle by a couple near Guntu. U Vasundhara said that she paid Rs 20,000 for it. “We presented the saree Sunday afternoon and the priest put it over the idol. It was removed and kept aside after a few minutes. When we went to collect it, it had disappeared. It is very disappointing as we suspect that it is an inside job. People come with a lot of faith and the temple custodians cheat devotees,’’ she said.
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