The idols of Chamundi, Durga and Brahmaki at the Gengayamman temple in Thiruporur near Chennai has been stolen by unidentified persons yesterday. Police have registered a case in this regard and are investigating.
The temple priest who had come to open the temple located on the Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) in Thiruporur road next to Chennai yesterday morning, found that the statues of the Gengayamman temple were missing.
The three different idols about one and a half feet high placed in three different shrines have been looted. The temple priest said that these idols are the idols of the deities Chamundi, Durga and Brahmaki.
Following this, the temple priest immediately informed the local police. Police rushed to the spot and went to the temple to inquire about the missing idols. Police, who later registered a case, are searching for the mysterious person who looted the idols.
The incident comes in the light of the High Court hearing a PIL filed alleging that there are no security guards at the temple. Devotees have demanded the appointment of temple guards and the installation of CCTV cameras in all temples.