Archive · 15 Jan 2026
Five Arrested for Temple Theft
Five people were caught for stealing valuable things from a temple in Hyderabad.
They broke into the temple at night and took gold, silver, and copper ornaments worth ₹26 lakh.
The police found out about the theft when the temple manager reported it.
The police also found out that one of the thieves had done similar crimes before.
They used CCTV cameras and special teams to catch the thieves.
Two more people are still missing and have not been caught yet.
Five members of a seven-member gang were arrested for stealing ornaments from Lord Venkateswara Temple in Hyderabad.
The stolen items, worth ₹26 lakh, included gold, silver, and copper ornaments.
The theft occurred on the night of January 6-7, and the case was registered on January 7.
The accused broke into the temple's sanctum-sanctorum to commit the theft.
One of the accused, Neelapu Neelaiah, is a habitual offender with a history of property thefts and robbery cases.
- Who
- Five members of a seven-member gang were arrested, and two are absconding.
- What
- Theft of gold, silver, and copper ornaments worth ₹26 lakh from a temple.
- When
- The theft occurred on the night of January 6-7, and the case was registered on January 7.
- Where
- Lord Venkateswara Temple, Sardar Patel Nagar, KPHB, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, India
- Why
- The accused broke into the temple's sanctum-sanctorum to steal the ornaments.
- Victim
- Lord Venkateswara Temple, Sardar Patel Nagar
- Accused
- Maharaju Mallikarjun, Dunnapothula Pawan Kalyan, Dandi Anil Teja, Kambaru Vijay, Thangila Manikantha Durga Prasad, Neelapu Neelaiah, Bashya Venkat Mohith Kumar
- Amount Stolen
- ₹26 lakh
- Location of Incident
- Hyderabad, India
- Date of Theft
- January 6-7
- Case Registered
- Sections 331(4) and 305 r/w Section 3(5) of the BNS
