Archive · 15 Jan 2026
Police Arrest Temple Thieves in India and Pakistan
Police in India and Pakistan recently caught people who stole valuable things from temples.
In India, the Cyberabad police caught five members of a group that stole items worth Rs 26 lakh from the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple.
They used cameras and other smart ways to find the bad guys.
Two more people are still running away.
In Pakistan, police arrested a man who stole gold and other jewellery from the Lakshmi Narayanan Temple in Karachi.
He also admitted to stealing from other smaller temples.
The police acted quickly after a complaint was made.
Both cases show how police are working hard to protect temples and catch thieves.
Cyberabad police arrested five members of an interstate gang involved in a temple heist, recovering stolen ornaments worth Rs 26 lakh.
The robbery occurred at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple on January 6, with the complaint filed on January 7.
Two suspects, Bashya Venkat Mohith Kumar and Neelapu Neelaiah Anil, remain at large.
Police used CCTV footage and suspect databases to identify and apprehend the culprits.
In Pakistan, a man was arrested for stealing gold and jewellery from the Lakshmi Narayanan Temple in Karachi, confessing to additional thefts at smaller temples.
- Who
- Cyberabad police, KPHB police, Nabi Baksh police, Pakistani Hindu Council
- What
- Busted interstate gang and recovered stolen temple ornaments, arrested a man for theft at a Hindu temple
- When
- Thefts on January 6 and January 15, complaint on January 7, arrests later
- Where
- Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Sardar Patel Nagar, KPHB Colony, Cyberabad; Lakshmi Narayanan Temple in Nabi Baksh Dholi Khata, Karachi
- Why
- To recover stolen property and apprehend the criminals
- Location 1
- KPHB Colony, Cyberabad
- Location 2
- Nabi Baksh Dholi Khata, Karachi
- Stolen Property Value 1
- Rs 26 lakh
- Stolen Property 2
- Gold and other jewellery
- Arrested Members 1
- 5
- Arrested Members 2
- 1
- Fugitives
- 2
- Temple Name 1
- Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple
- Temple Name 2
- Lakshmi Narayanan Temple
- Date of Theft 1
- January 6
- Date of Theft 2
- January 15
- Date of Complaint 1
- January 7
- Legal Sections
- 331(4), 305, and 3(5) of BNS
Sources
Cyberabad police bust interstate gang behind temple heist with recovery of Rs 26 lakh property
Hyderabad Cops Bust Inter-State Temple Theft Gang, Find Items Worth Rs 26 Lakh
Man arrested in Pak’s Karachi for gold, jewellery theft at Hindu temple