Mulky, Nov 01, 2018: Thieves made off with statues of deities , cash and other things from two places including Lord Ayyappa temple near the bus stand at Mulky and from Puthran Moolasthana there.
However, in quick response, Mulky police found the stolen idols within a couple of hours since the theft. The statues were found abandoned inside the nearby bushes.
The situation of the missing idols has come to light after two young men who arrived at the temple at around 7 am on Oct 30, Tuesday to offer prayers to the deities were surprised to find that the idols were not there.
The police were contacted later.