Thieves took away a Ganesha idol kept at the Rameshwara Temple, an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) monument, at Nadakalasi in Sagar taluk recently. The incident took place on March 23, following which a complaint was registered by the Sagar Rural Police.
According to reports, there is apparently no provision allowing for security staff to stay during the night at the monument. This lapse in security is believed to have given the thieves the opportunity to steal the idol.
K. Goutham, Conservation Assistant of Shivamogga Sub-Circle (ASI), said that a complaint had been filed with the police and the investigation was on.
“The idol stolen is not an ancient one, but a modern idol. A person, who had received it from a donor, gave it to us and we placed it at the temple”, he said.
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