Archive · 11 Nov 2025
Two Security Guards Killed During Temple Robbery Attempt in Tamil Nadu
Two security guards at a temple in Tamil Nadu were tragically killed.
They were working the night shift when someone tried to steal money from the temple's donation box, called a 'hundi'.
The attackers harmed the guards, and a third guard found them when he arrived for his morning shift.
The donation box was also damaged.
Police are investigating the crime, looking at evidence and security camera footage to find who did this.
The families of the guards want the people responsible to be caught before they will accept the bodies for funeral rites.
Two security guards were killed at a temple in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district.
The incident occurred early Tuesday morning at the Nachadai Thavirthu Aruliaswamy Temple.
Police suspect the murders are linked to an attempted theft from the temple's hundi (offertory box).
A third guard discovered the bodies and the damaged hundi upon arriving for his shift.
Families of the deceased guards are protesting, demanding the arrest of the culprits before accepting the bodies.
- Who
- Two security guards, Pechimuthu (60) and Sankar Pandian (50)
- What
- Were killed during an attempted robbery of the temple's hundi.
- When
- Tuesday early morning
- Where
- Nachadai Thavirthu Aruliaswamy Temple, near Rajapalayam in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district
- Why
- Suspected to be linked to a theft attempt from the temple's offetory box (hundi); guards may have resisted.
Victims' Families
Police
Body Handover
Victims' Families
Families stated they would not receive the bodies until the perpetrators were arrested.
Police
Police proceeded with the postmortem examination of the bodies at the government hospital.
- Victims
- Pechimuthu (60) and Sankar Pandian (50)
- Location
- Nachadai Thavirthu Aruliaswamy Temple, near Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu
- Date
- Tuesday early morning
- Managed By
- HR&CE Department
- Incident
- Robbery attempt at temple hundi, resulting in murder of two guards