An idol of Goddess Kali, which was more than 200-year-old and made of gold worth nearly Rs two crore, was stolen from a temple here in Assam's Kamrup (Rural) district, police said today.
Unidentified miscreants broke open the doors of the Jayantipur Kali Temple and stole the idol along with the gold ornaments adorning it last night, Rangiya police station Officer-in-Charge Jogendra Burman said.
A massive search operation has been launched and a dog squad pressed into service to nab the culprits.
The idol was gifted by Ahom King Lakshmi Singh to Ratneshwar Buzarbaruah, a resident of the area, in 1770 and whose descendants later donated it to the temple which is managed under the aegis of the state government.
