Temple gold theft: Staffer, friend arrested for stealing jewellery
Dindigul : A temporary woman employee at the Palani Idumban temple’s devasthanam office in Sivagiripatti and her male friend were arrested for stealing and selling 20 sovereigns of gold jewellery and 3kg of silver articles belonging to the temple. On May 30, he filed a case of stolen jewellery with the Palani Town police.
During an audit conducted after executive officer (in charge) Narasimman assumed charge a few months ago, officials found that several gold ornaments and silver articles kept in a bureau at the temple office were missing, according to police. Police identified the accused as Niranjana of Pappampatti and her friend Prabakaran of Neykkarappatti. During the investigation, police discovered that Niranjana had been stealing temple ornaments in small quantities over a period of time. She was then selling the stolen items with the help of Prabakaran. Following their arrest, police recovered all the stolen items.