Allahabad, Dec 07: An inter-state gang of idol thieves has been busted with the arrest of five persons here and seizure of five idols of Hindu deities and a gold crown from them, police said.
On a tip off, police arrested the five from a bus stand yesterday and recovered the idols, which the accused confessed to have stolen from temples in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh. They have been identified as Sanjay Singh, Ashok Kumar Singh, Chand Babu, Banne Khan and Munna, residents of adjoining Koshambi district, police said.
Bureau Report