Woman held on charge of breaking temple hundi, stealing ₹10,000
A woman named Prabhavati was arrested for allegedly stealing ₹10,000 from a temple donation box in Kerala. The theft was discovered by temple officials the following morning, prompting an investigation that led to her identification through CCTV footage. Prabhavati, who previously contested local elections on a BJP ticket, has a history of legal issues, including a prior cheating case.
- ▪Prabhavati, 42, was arrested for breaking open a temple donation box and stealing cash.
- ▪The theft occurred at the Puzhakkalthara Mariamman Temple in Palakkad, Kerala.
- ▪CCTV footage helped police identify Prabhavati as the suspect in the theft.
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The police arrested a woman for allegedly breaking open a temple donation box and stealing cash from it at Puzhakkalthara, near Kollengode, in Palakkad, Kerala.The accused, Prabhavati, 42, of Cheruvil House, Kanimangalam, was arrested after an investigation based on surveillance camera footage from the temple premises and nearby areas.Prabhavati had contested the 2020 local body elections from Ward 17 of the Nenmara grama panchayat on a BJP ticket. BJP leaders said she had been expelled from the party.According to the police, the theft took place on Friday night at the Puzhakkalthara Mariamman Temple.
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