Bihar: 100 idols of Hindu deities stolen in 14 months
Nearly
100 precious idols of Hindu deities have been stolen in Bihar in last
14 months from various temples, mutts and ashrams, the police have
revealed on Friday. According to police officials, 62 idols of deities
were stolen in 2012 and 35 in last two months this year.
Most of the idols stolen were of
ashtadhatu -- an alloy of gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, tin, iron
and mercury, rare marble, brass and other metals, and are valued in
crores of rupees in the international market, police officials said.
Theft in temples is not uncommon in
Bihar. More than 100 cases of theft from Hindu temples were lodged in
different police stations of the state in last one year. "Idols were
stolen from Gaya, Bhagalpur, Vaishali, Begusarai, Saran, Samastipur,
Nalanda, Rohtas, Sitamarhi and Patna,” the official said.
Except for a few cases, the police has
been unable to recover the stolen idols. Acharya Kishore Kunal, a
retired Indian Police Service Officer, demanded the state government to
take the matter seriously.
"The government should take the
initiative to nab these idol thieves, "Kunal, chairman of Bihar State
Board of Religious Trust said.
Source:HJS
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