{
  "id": 14331343,
  "title": "Indore Thieves Target Jain Temple, Two Houses In Separate Burglaries, Steal Cash And Gold Jewellery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/indore-thieves-target-jain-temple-two-houses-in-separate-burglaries",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T00:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/indore-thieves-target-jain-temple-two-houses-in-separate-burglaries-steal-cash-and-gold-jewellery"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Thieves struck Shitalnath Jain Shwetamber Temple in the Dwarkapuri area on the night of October 11, absconding with cash, silver coins, flowers, rings and a donation box. The theft was discovered on October 12 morning by priest Mohan Singh, who noticed the main door locks were broken. Trust secretary Chetan Bhandari reported the incident to the police, stating that the donation box typically held between Rs 40,000 and Rs 45,000, which had not been opened since August. The box's contents are stored in trust lockers. Police initiated an investigation, reviewing nearby CCTV footage. The property owner was away in Mumbai at the time.\n\nIn a separate incident under the Kanadiya police station, a thief targeted the home of Monika Karnawa, a resident of Bicholi Mardana. Karnawa and her husband were out in Mumbai, leaving their children and servants at home. On October 1, the household help found the bedroom cupboards rummaged through. An unidentified individual is believed to have entered the bedroom around 2 am on October 1, as indicated by the family's CCTV footage. Valuables stolen from the locked house included two gold tops, two gold pendants, a diamond-studded pendant, three watches, a necklace with earrings, and between Rs 70,000 to Rs 80,000 in cash.\n\nAnother burglary occurred at Green Land Apartment in Paricharika Nagar, located under Tilak Nagar police station jurisdiction. Kusum Gupta and her daughter had left for work at 11 am on October 11. Their daughter-in-law secured the house at 1.30 pm, leaving the key near the channel gate and visiting her mother. Upon returning at 7 pm, they discovered the outer lock open with the key still inside. Thieves had broken the wardrobe locks and absconded with three pairs of silver anklets, a silver Ganesha idol, ten silver coins, two silver chains, a silver bracelet, toe rings, various gold rings and earrings, a mangalsutra with a gold pendant, and Rs 85,000 in cash.",
  "summary": "Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Thieves targeted Shitalnath Jain Shwetamber Temple in the Dwarkapuri police station area on Oct 11 night, stealing cash collections, silver coins, flowers, rings and a donation box. The theft surfaced on Oct 12 morning when priest Mohan Singh found the main door locks broken. Trust secretary Chetan Bhandari complained to police, saying the donation box usually contained…",
  "key_points": [
    "Thieves break into Jain temple, steal cash and gold jewelry",
    "Two separate burglaries target Jain temple and two houses",
    "Valuables stolen include gold jewelry, cash, and watches"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}