The wada next to the temple is undergoing renovation work
Senior inspector Sandeep Deshmane told TOI, “We arrested Sangram Rajendra Jadhav (29), a resident of Gadhinglaj in Kolhapur district. Temple trust officials told Faraskhana police that the donation box contained Rs 50,000 to Rs 60,000. They said the theft occurred sometime between 11.30pm on Monday and 5.15am on Tuesday. Senior inspector Sandeep Deshmane told TOI , “The temple priest, Heramb Thakar (54), lodged a complaint with us. The donation box is opened once in 15 days.
Temple trust officials said the old wooden door of the wada sometimes remained open or had a gap between the door and the floor,” an officer said. He is unemployed and came to Pune city a few days ago in search of job. Kasba Ganapati is considered the presiding deity of Pune city. Police are verifying the timing of the theft and the exact amount of cash stolen from the donation box. Joint commissioner of police Sanjay Darade, deputy commissioner of police (Zone I) Krushikesh Rawale and other senior police officers visited the spot in the morning after the theft came to light. After the just-concluded Ganesh festival, the temple trust was supposed to open it. Police arrested Jadhav from a spot nearly 4km from the temple after examining the CCTV footage of the roads leading to it. “He entered the temple through the adjacent wada, which is undergoing renovation and shares a common wall and wooden door.
Pune: Police on Tuesday arrested a man from Kolhapur on the charge of stealing cash from the historic Kasba Ganapati temple in Pune city.