Temple theft: Cops recover all stolen jewellery, nab 3
Times of India | 31 August 2025
Kolkata: Bidhannagar Police arrested three suspects — Paran Ali Sardar, Bapi Majhi, and Sonai Das — and recovered jwellery worth lakhs that they had allegedly stolen from Lake Town Hanuman Temple.
However, one suspect remains at large, and efforts are underway to apprehend him. The theft was committed on Tuesday night.
CCTV footage had captured a group of four individuals entering the temple premises and making off with the jewellery, which were wrapped in a cloth. The footage proved instrumental in identifying the suspects. Two suspects were apprehended in Bhangar, while the third one was nabbed in Sonarpur. They were produced in court on Saturday and sent to eight-day police custody. The police assured that the recovered items would be returned to the temple.