Protesting police inaction in the Astadhatu idol stolen case in Maa Kutamchandi temple in Devidola under Naugaon block, hundreds of residents of the locality, including 20 temple servitor families, launched an indefinite stir from Sunday.
Following the servitors’ agitation, the daily rituals of the temple was completely paralysed. Reports said that on Saturday night, some miscreants had stolen the age-old Astadhatu idol from the temple. Police had begun an investigation but are yet to nab the robbers. The locals said the stolen idol would be worth `1 crore. Naugaon block chairperson Sunil Ray threatened to hold an agitation, if the police failed to make any headway in the case by December 5.