MUMBAI: Two men were caught red-handed minutes after they broke into a temple at Kandivali East on Thursday and stole the donation box. Their third accomplice managed to flee, said the Samta Nagar police.
The incident was reported in the late hours. The three accused had bought tools to break open the lock of a Hanuman temple on Akurli Road. They got in and yanked off the donation box, which contained Rs 2 lakh in cash. They carried the donation box out into a taxi and boarded the vehicle. But a patrolling police vehicle passing by sensed something amiss and decided to check.
“When our team halted to question the men about what they were upto, one of them fled. The other two, Vijay Shaikh and Tayyab Shaikh, were caught. We recovered the donation box with all the cash intact,” said senior inspector Anand Hake, Samta Nagar police. One of the two arrested men was previously booked in a case of cruelty to spouse.
Cops are looking for the third accused, Shailendra Mishra.
