Rs 1 cr jewellery, Rs 3L cash stolen in theft at house of Kashi's Sankat Mochan temple chief priest
Varanasi: Jewellery worth over Rs 1 crore and Rs 3 lakh cash was stolen from the residence of
Sankat Mochan temple
chief priest Prof Vishwambhar Nath Mishra on Monday. Prof Mishra also teaches electronics enginnering at
IIT-BHU
.
Police were clueless about the thieves till late Tuesday.
Police commissioner Mohit Agrawal visited the mahant's residence on Tuesday afternoon and inspected the house located at Tulsi Ghat. Agrawal said 11 teams, including special operation group and surveillance cell, were engaged for early resolution of the case. The teams are collecting evidence, analysing CCTV footage and questioning suspected persons.
The CP added that all necessary measures were being initiated to ensure early arrest of persons involved and recovery of the stolen items.
The mahant returned home from Delhi on Monday and found doors of his house open, cupboards in his rooms broken open and cash and valuables missing. After taking stock of the articles, he estimated that Rs 3 lakh cash and jewellery, mostly parental and of antique value, worth over Rs 1 crore, had been stolen.
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On receiving information, DCP (Kashi) Gaurav Banswal, ADCP Kashi T Sarvanan and several officials reached the spot.
When CCTV footage was checked, two masked young men were noticed entering with bags in the afternoon and later leaving. Police held some persons for questioning following the initial investigation.
Officials suspected involvement of a person familiar with the mahant's house, as the theft was executed at a time when his wife Abha Mishra was being treated for her ailment in Delhi, and family members were travelling frequently.
It is suspected that the thief did not face any problem in opening the cupboards, in which, cash collected as offerings at the temple and the jewellery were kept.
It also came to light that a few days ago, a locked box in a room on the first floor of the house was broken into, but since it was empty, no police report was filed. In 2010, a manuscript written by Tulsidas was stolen from Tulsi Ghat but was later recovered by police.
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