12 mobile phones ‘stolen’ from devotees at Indrakeeladri
Twelve mobile phones belonging to devotees were reported stolen at Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam on Indrakeeladri. The phones were stored in a two-wheeler while the devotees visited the temple for darshan. Police are investigating the theft and suspect that one individual is responsible for switching off the stolen phones immediately after the incident.
- ▪The theft occurred on Tuesday at a temple in Indrakeeladri.
- ▪Devotees had placed their phones in the underseat storage of a two-wheeler.
- ▪Police are tracking the missing phones and suspect a single thief.
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Twelve mobile phones belonging to devotees, which were kept in the underseat storage of a two-wheeler, were allegedly stolen at Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam atop Indrakeeladri on Tuesday.According to police, students from various colleges in Amaravati had visited the temple to have ‘darshan’ of the deity on Sunday. They had placed their mobile phones in the underseat storage of a two-wheeler before going to the temple. After returning from darshan, they found that their mobile phones were missing, following which they lodged a complaint with the One Town police.Circle Inspector B. Gunaram, who is investigating the case said that all the mobile phones were kept in one vehicle. Police are tracking the missing phones, he added.
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