Thieves in Pakistan desecrate Kotri mandir in Sindh, steal jewellery, cash

An FIR under section 295 and other sections of the Pakistan Penal Code was lodged at the Kotri police station.

Targetting a Hindu temple in Pakistan's Sindh, unidentified thieves have desecrated Hanuman Devi Mata Mandir in Kotri near Hyderabad and took away jewellery and cash worth thousands of rupees, reported local media.

An FIR under section 295 and other sections of the Pakistan Penal Code was lodged at the Kotri police station stated the thieves entered the Hanuman Devi Mata Mandir at the bank of the Indus River on Thursday, reported Samaa TV.

The incident is not the first act of theft at a mandir in Kotri. In January this year, thieves stole gold jewellery and a crown worth hundreds of thousands of rupees from the Guru Balimak Temple. Sindh CM House released a statement over the incident stating that Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has been briefed about the matter. "The thief entered through the roof of the mandir and stole necklaces from the moortis. The moortis [carved figures of the Hindu gods] were stored in a glass frame and were wearing two necklaces made of silver," the statement read.