Donation box with cash stolen from temple
Pune: Thieves broke into the Shri Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Paduka temple on Old Mundhwa Road in Chandannagar, sometime between June 17 and 18, decamping with a donation box containing around Rs16,000.
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According to senior inspector Seema Dhakane of Chandannagar police, the temple unfortunately lacks CCTV surveillance and security guards. "However, investigators have obtained a footage showing two men on a motorcycle behaving suspiciously near the temple. Two police teams are currently following up on leads to identify the suspects. We hope to solve the case at the earliest," she said.
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