Cash, jewelry donated by devotees stolen from Padre temple; Surathkal Police file FIR
Mangaluru: Surathkal Police have filed an FIR against several people including police officer Dinakar Shetty and Hindutva leader Satish Munchuru in relation to a recent theft of cash and gold from the Dhoomavathi Temple at Padre.
The FIR has named Shetty, Munchuru, Babu Bhandary, Lokayya Shetty, Yogish Konkanabail, Apeksha Shetty, Raviraj Suvarna, Ramanath Amin, Lathish Shetty, Mukesh Shetty, Swapna, Sunil and Rajesh as the suspects, under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 303, 314, 315, 316, 318, 319 and 336 Crime No 94/2025.
Padmanabha Shetty, vice-president of the administration board of Jumadi Daivasthana in Padre, Surathkal, had filed a complaint with the civil court that the suspects had broken into the temple and stolen the cash, gold and silver donated by devotees. Currently, as directed by the court, Surathkal Police have filed the FIR against the suspects.
The administration board of the ancient Daivasthana has reportedly placed the donations from devotees in a bank locker. The money and jewelry was got to the temple during this year’s festival in March, but the suspects are accused of taking possession of the wealth instead of putting it back in the locker.
Also, since the filing of the complaint with the civil court, the Daivasthana board had been directed not to change the members. In spite of this, Dinakar Shetty has been accused of declaring that he was the new president of the board. In addition, Munchuru, who is not associated with either the town or the Daivasthana, has been involved in the theft, the complainant has said.
The suspects are estimated to have stolen approximately Rs 8 lakh of cash and 15 pawns of gold, according to the FIR.
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Minor girl kidnapped and raped; main accused and two cafe owners held
Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.
Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.
