The residents of the city were shocked by the incident of theft in two temples on the same day from Sadar police station area. In such a situation, Lohardaga police have achieved a big feat by showing promptness and reporting the theft incident within 24 hours. Information about the case, Sadar police station in-charge Ratnesh Mohan Thakur gave a press conference in Sadar police station. He said that by cutting the lock of Hanuman temple located near Rana Chowk under Sadar police station, brass plate, plate and silver crown from Godrej were kept in the temple by unknown criminals.
Case No. 72/24 under Section 461/379 IPC was registered in Lohardaga police station against an unknown criminal on the charges of theft of temple donation box, brass bell and Rs 13,500 in cash. At the Siddhidatri Durga Temple near Shivaji Chowk, the lock of the donation box was broken and the money and utensils kept in it were stolen. Lohardaga Police Station Case No. 73/24 Section 461/379 IPC was registered in the said charge.
Taking immediate cognizance of these two incidents of theft in two temples in the urban area, an SIT was formed on the instructions of SP Harish Bin Jam. SIT, on the basis of CCTV footage recovered from the temple and other witnesses obtained from secret sources, arrested criminal Raja Urav, aged around 30 years, father-Suman, through a raiding team led by police inspector-cum-station in-charge, Lohardaga. The activity of Urao village-Bethath Chiglatoli, police station-Bagdu district-Lohardaga and one other was found suspicious. Raja Urav was arrested during verification of the information received by the raiding team and necessary action was taken. By which he admitted his crime and along with his associate, committed the incident in both the temples (Hanuman Temple located at Rana Chowk and Siddhidatri Durga Temple located at Bir Shivaji Chowk). It was told by the arrested Raja Urav that the stolen goods were sold to the scrap dealer of Riyajat Hussain. Subsequently, the house of Riyazat Hussain was raided and the items stolen from the temples were recovered. The criminals involved in this incident, Raja Oraon, aged about 30 years, father Suman Oraon of village Betar Chiglatoli and Kartik Oraon, father Maldev Oraon have also been arrested. On the behest of criminal Raja Urav, the police have recovered all the abandoned items. The police also arrested the junk shop operator who bought the stolen goods and arrested the thieves along with the thieves within 24 hours. Sadar police station in-charge Ratnesh Mohan Thakur, police sub-inspector Adarsh Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, assistant sub-inspector Arvind Kumar Sharma, driver Satya Kishore Kumar, Mukesh Kumar and constable Chandradeep Mehta have played important roles.