Bantwal: An unidentified gang of thieves broke open the door of the Sri Veerabhadra Mahammayi temple and have got away with cash from the two donation box kept in the temple in Siddakatte Sangabettu on Thursday morning at around 2:30 am. 

The incident has been recorded in the CCTV camera of the temple.

According to the police, the thieves broke open the door of the Sri Veerabhadra temple and barged into the temple and made away with cash from the two donation box kept inside the temple.

They later made a failed attempt to enter the sanctorum. When the priests arrived at the temple this morning, the incident came to light and immediately informed the police.

It is also learnt from the primary investigation that thieves were not steal any valuable ornaments from the temple.

Bantwal CPI TD Nagaraj, Bantwal Rural SI Prasanna, and dog squads have visited the spot and launched the investigation. 

Bantwal police have registered a case in this regard.

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Shivamogga: A 17-year-old student from Kamakshi Street in the city, Prem Kumar, died of drowning while swimming in River Tunga in Pillangiri village of the taluk recently.

Prem, who was studying in II PUC at DVS College, was visiting the temple in Pillangiri with his friends and got into the river for a swim, when he drowned in the waters of the river.

The youngster’s body has been sent to the mortuary of the McGann Hospital in Shivamogga to conduct a post-mortem examination.

Shivamogga Rural Police visited the spot and held an inspection.