The lock of the temple was broken and the deity’s three sovereign chain and a UPS battery were looted.
Coimbatore: A temple dedicated to Koolikara Amman at Kanchikonampalayam next to Coimbatore has been looted.
Sasikumar who had been working as a priest in the temple for the last five years finished his pooja on the night of December 10 and went home. He was not at the temple for the last five days due to ill health.
When the priest arrived at the temple on Tuesday, he found the lock of the temple broken. He discovered that the deity’s three-sovereign chain and UPS battery kept at the temple were looted.
On information, the temple administrator Kalaiselvan lodged a complaint at the Podanur police station. Police have registered a case and are searching for the miscreants.
Sasikumar who had been working as a priest in the temple for the last five years finished his pooja on the night of December 10 and went home. He was not at the temple for the last five days due to ill health.
When the priest arrived at the temple on Tuesday, he found the lock of the temple broken. He discovered that the deity’s three-sovereign chain and UPS battery kept at the temple were looted.
On information, the temple administrator Kalaiselvan lodged a complaint at the Podanur police station. Police have registered a case and are searching for the miscreants.