Thief prays with folded hands in front of goddess before stealing temple's donation box; video viral
Jabalpur: In an incident reported from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, a thief prayed before Hindu goddess Lakshmi with folded hands in the temple, before making away with the donation box of the temple.
The CCTV footage of the incident soon went viral across social media platforms with users commenting mixed reaction to the video.
In the video, the thief can be seen entering the temple and praying to the goddess for several seconds before escaping with the donation box.
According to the official Twitter handle of News24, the video is of a temple in Jabalpur.
While some users took a funny dig at the incident, others replied with sympathies adding that the man could’ve been under severe stress/need which led him to stealing from the temple where he prayed for several seconds before stealing the donation box.
जबलपुर : चोर ने दोनों हाथ जोड़ पहले लक्ष्मी मां से लिया आशीर्वाद फिर की मंदिर में चोरी, वीडियो वायरल pic.twitter.com/wU1wljVFzI
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UP: 42-year-old man promises marriage to minor girl; abducts, rapes her for almost 6 months
Ballia (UP) (PTI): Police in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly abducting and raping a minor girl for approximately six months, officials said on Tuesday.
According to the police, the Class 9 student from Ballia came into contact with the man from Patna district in Bihar through a mobile phone. Later, the man allegedly abducted the girl and took her to Valsad in Gujarat, where he raped her repeatedly.
The accused, identified as Rakesh Verma, was arrested on Monday and sent to judicial custody, a police official said.
On the morning of July 30, 2025, the student had an argument with her mother, who scolded and slapped her after discovering that she had been communicating with the man on her mobile phone. Following the incident, the girl left home without informing her family, who later conducted an extensive search but could not locate her, the police said.
Subsequently, based on a complaint filed by the girl's mother, a case was registered against an unknown person under Section 137(2) of the BNS (kidnapping).
Bairia police station SHO Vipin Singh said that the police, during their investigation, rescued the minor girl from Valsad on Sunday.
Referring to the information gathered during the girl's preliminary questioning, the SHO said that she had stated she met Rakesh through her mobile phone. After being scolded by her mother, Rakesh allegedly lured her into a relationship and then abducted her with a promise of marriage. He subsequently took her to Valsad, where he repeatedly raped her.
Based on the girl's statement, Section 65(1) (punishment for rape) of the BNS and the provision of the POCSO Act have been added to the case, the SHO informed.
