Three large-sized antique cloth paintings stolen from a Mumbai temple, estimated to be worth Rs 50 lakh, were recovered by the crime branch of the police recently.
Officers of the crime branch swung into action after a delegation, including trustees from Bhuleshwar8217;s Mota Mandir, complained that three such paintings were stolen from the temple complex. They pleaded that the stolen items, besides having antique value, formed the backdrop of the temple. These large cloth paintings, called pichawais, are woven with a gold thread. Each painting, measuring about 15 ft by 15 ft, depicts mythological stories. Though no arrests have been made so far, the paintings were found abandoned after the police launched a manhunt to nab the accused. Persons connected with the temple could be behind the robbery, police suspect.
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In an incident of daylight robbery, a jeweller8217;s shop was looted of over Rs eight lakh at Powaiyesterday afternoon. According to the police, four armed robbers who came in a Maruti car barged inside the jewellery shop located near the IIT main gate and threatened the shopkeeper and his employees with choppers. After collecting cash and gold worth Rs 8.42 lakh, the accused fled. Police have launched a dragnet, and investigations are on to nab the accused, sources said.
