UP: Radha-Krishna idol worth Rs 1 cr stolen
Fatehpur,
Oct
6:
Masked
burglars
stormed
into
a
century-old
temple
in
the
Sultanpur
Ghosh
area
of
the
city
and
decamped
with
a
precious
'ashtadhatu'
idol
of
Radha-Krishna,
estimated
on
Rs
one
crore
in
the
international
market.
The burglary occurred at an ancient temple, 60 km away from the district headquarters, where the precious idol was found missing this morning.
In February, unidentified men had made off with the gold jewellery of Radha-Krishna.
A manhunt had been launched.
UNI
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Story first published: Saturday, October 6, 2007, 15:56 [IST]