PRAYAGRAJ: In a curious case, unidentified thieves returned 14 precious idols they had stolen from a 300-year-old temple of Lord Balaji at Ramlila ground in Taruha village of Chitrakoot district within six days of stealing them and left behind a ‘confession’ letter seeking forgiveness. In the letter, the thieves mentioned that they were haunted by “scary dreams” since the theft and were, hence returning them.
Karvi Kotwali inspector Rajiv Singh told TOI, “Mahant Ram Balak Das, the priest of Balaji temple, had lodged a complaint stating that 16 idols, including one made of ‘ashtadhatu’ and weighing around five kg, three idols of Lord Balaji made of copper and weighing around 10 kg, four idols of brass weighing around 15 kg, eight other idols and silver ornaments were stolen from the temple on May 9 night. We registered an FIR against unidentified thieves under section 380 of IPC (theft).”
