Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Vijayawada Police Investigate Gold Robbery and Temple Theft
Two alleged thefts were reported in Vijayawada.
In the first incident, a 60-year-old woman was alone at home on Tuesday night.
A person wearing a burqa allegedly entered and threatened her with what looked like a pistol.
The person reportedly took gold jewellery weighing more than 114 grams.
Police are studying CCTV footage to identify the suspect.
In a separate incident, thieves allegedly broke open a temple donation box.
They took cash and offerings from the box.
Police found tools at the temple and are investigating both cases.
An elderly woman was allegedly robbed of more than 114 grams of gold in Vijayawada on Tuesday night.
Police said an unidentified man wearing a burqa threatened Padma, 60, with what appeared to be a pistol.
The suspect allegedly took her mangalsutra, another gold chain and bangles before fleeing.
CCTV footage from the house and nearby areas is being examined to identify and trace the suspect.
In a separate incident, a temple hundi was broken open and cash and offerings were stolen early Wednesday.
- Who
- Padma, 60, was the alleged victim in the home robbery; unidentified suspects were involved in both incidents.
- What
- More than 114 grams of gold jewellery was allegedly stolen from a home, while cash and offerings were allegedly taken from a temple hundi.
- When
- The home robbery allegedly occurred at midnight on Tuesday; the temple theft occurred in the early hours of Wednesday.
- Where
- The incidents occurred in Nandamuri Nagar and at Sri Devi Karumari Amman Shakti Peetham in Vijayawada.
- Why
- The motives were not stated; police are investigating the alleged thefts.
- Gold stolen
- More than 114 grams of jewellery
- Home robbery location
- Nandamuri Nagar, Singh Nagar police station limits
- Reported victim
- Padma, 60
- Alleged weapon
- A toy pistol or an object appearing to be a pistol
- Temple theft location
- Sri Devi Karumari Amman Shakti Peetham, east of the CVR flyover
- Stolen temple property
- Cash and offerings from a hundi
- Evidence found
- A hammer, chisel and other tools were found at the temple