A man was arrested for allegedly breaking into a temple in south Delhi's Maidan Garhi area and stealing silver coins and cash, police said on Sunday.
Puram (25), a resident of Gurugram, was apprehended from Bandhwari village in Haryana on Saturday, they added.
A complaint was received from the temple staff that silver coins, brass bells, cash etc. had been stolen, a senior police officer said.
Following a tip off, a trap was laid and Puram was arrested, the officer said, adding that all stolen articles were recovered.
With Puram's arrest, the police climed to have solved another case of theft at Baba Kishan Das Kholi temple in Delhi's Bhati Mines.
The accused was previously arrested by the Faridabad and the Gurugram Police. His other involvements are being verified, the police said.
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