the goan I network
BICHOLIM
Burglars broke into the famous Vetal temple at Mulgao-Bicholim in the wee hours of Wednesday and decamped with valuables worth Rs 2.8 lakh.
According to Bicholim police, the temple committee President Krishna Mantri filed a complaint stating that burglars broke open the window grills of the temple and stole the silver sword of God Vetal and other valuables from the temple.
The burglary came to light when the temple priest had gone to perform a pooja on Wednesday morning.
Acting on the complaint, Bicholim police pressed a police dog squad into service and CCTV footage could faintly capture the presence of about four burglars in the temple premises.
Bicholim Police sub-inspector Harish Gawas is investigating the case under the supervision of the Bicholim Police Inspector Sanjay Dalvi.
Incidentally, this is the second case of burglary at a temple in Bicholim taluka within a month, after burglars had broken into the famous Datta temple at Sakhali and had stolen gold
jewellery items.
