Jammu, Oct 19 (PTI) A man has been arrested for allegedly stealing gold ornaments from the idol inside a temple in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday.
Shakti Kumar Verma, a resident of Garhi village of Udhampur, was arrested and 30 grams of stolen gold ornaments worth nearly Rs 3 lakhs were recovered from his possession, a police spokesman said.
He said the theft in the temple located in the main market in Katra had taken place on October 15 and accordingly, police registered a case and started investigation to bring the culprit to book. PTI TAS TAS NB NB
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