Idol, ornaments stolen from temple

Unidentified criminals stole an idol of Hindu deity Krishna and gold and silver ornaments from Gobinda Jeu temple at Gobindanagar in the municipality area early yesterday.

However, none of the remaining idols were stolen or damaged during the incident, said police and the temple's priest.

The incident took place between 12:00am and 5:00am, said Sadhan Chakrabarti, the temple's priest. He said he lived right next to the temple.

“I locked the temple on Monday night keeping the idols and valuables inside and went home. When I came to the temple in the morning I saw that the lock of the room was broken. Then I noticed that the bronze idol of Krishna and half a gram of gold and 10 grams of silver ornaments were missing,” he added.

Thakurgaon Police Station Officer-in-Charge Ashikur Rahman said they have visited the spot and were looking into the matter seriously, adding that a drive is on to nab the culprits.

Arungshu Datta Tito, district unit president of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, said they demanded proper investigation into the matter to arrest the thieves and recover the idol and ornaments. He mentioned that in 1980s a touchstone statue was stolen from the temple and could not be recovered.

“We are preparing to file a case regarding the theft,” he said.