Gang of women thieves rob jewels of devotee at Kumbhashi Anegudde shrine

Mangalore Today News Network

Kundapur, April 21,2017 :  In a daring case of jewellery theft of a devotee at the Anegudde Vinayaka Temple on April 20, Thursday afternoon, a group of four women  unzipped the bag of a woman while she was receiving Arathi after the pooja, and escaped with  80 grams of jewellery. The stolen jewellery included a bangle, necklace and two gold chains.

The women thieves, later reportedly fled in a vehicle. CCTV images   revealed the registration number of the vehicle of the thieves and police  have launched a search.

The woman who had lost her jewellery, Jyothi  hailed from Bengaluru and  had visited Anegudde Temple on Thursday after attending a wedding at Kollur the previous day. She was staying at the house of a relative at Ultur.