Man arrested for stealing cash from temple donation box

Thane Police today arrested a 23-year-old man from Kongaon in Bhiwandi tehsil of the district for allegedly breaking into a temple and stealing cash from the donation box.

Senior inspector M V Sawant of the Kongaon police station said the accused broke into Sri Khatushyam Baba temple at Tadali-Kamathghar in the early hours yesterday and stole Rs 3 lakh from the cash box.

The crime came to light later in the day.

CCTV footage showed the break-in.

The accused is a local man, police said, without revealing his name.