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5 panchaloha idols seized; 13-member gang held in Guntur
City Rural Police have arrested a 13member temples robbery gang and seized five panchaloha idols and police which are valued at Rs 186 crore Value of idols in the international market is more than Rs3 crore
Guntur: City Rural Police have arrested a 13-member temples robbery gang and seized five panchaloha idols and police which are valued at Rs 1.86 crore .Value of idols in the international market is more than Rs.3 crore.
Guntur rural police district additional S P (Crime) M Venkateswar Rao said that on a tip off, police arrested the key accused Aradyula Shiva Nagaraju at Kuchipudi Locks in Amarthaluru mandal of Guntur district and seized the idols of Rama, Sita, Lakshman, Hanuman and other idols of Hindu gods.
During the questioning the accused confessed before police that to earn easy money, he formed a gang and committed robberies at various temples and has been trying to sell the idols.
The seized idols are worth more than Rs.3 crore in the international market. The police also seized two cars and mobile phones from the gang which involved in several temple robberies in the district.
