Mangaluru: In an incident of robbery that reportedly came to light on Monday morning, temple assets were stolen by thieves who broke into the Annappa Temple in the Mastikatte Kumeru Pandangara Pumaale Bhagawati Kshetra on Sunday night.
The thieves reportedly broke open the door to the sanctum sanctorum of Kumeru Pandangara Pumaale Bhagawati Kshetra’s Annappa deity who is the family idol of the Mastikatte’s Theeya Community and stole the mask on the idol.
A local man who noticed the theft reportedly informed the chief priest of the temple, who later registered a complaint with the Ullal police.
A case has been registered at the Ullal police station in this regard and the police are investigating the matter.
