A Hindu temple in Phoenix, north of Durban, has been robbed of 14 sacred statues, among them a piece that is 85 years old.
The Sri Nageshwari Bhadra Kali Amman Kovil in Northcroft has been broken into multiple times in the past few months, the latest being this week.In the Hindu tradition, a murthi is a depiction of a deity.
“One suspect was swiftly apprehended after a short foot chase. The other two suspects unfortunately escaped,” said KZN VIP spokesperson Gareth Naidoo. The man was said to have been found in possession of items from the temple and was handed over to the police. The temple committee and its devotees will not rest until we have located the temple's possessions and punished those who have had the audacity to trespass into a place of worship to steal“It would not be the same thieves because the thieves that stole from our temple used a vehicle to take the murthis. Nothing has been recovered.”“Lots of items were taken over the past few months. This has become an absolute nightmare,” it said in a public notice.
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