{
  "id": 6393697,
  "title": "Bengaluru: Ganesh Idol Allegedly Stolen From Roadside Stall At Midnight, Viral CCTV Footage Captures Entire Act",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/bengaluru-ganesh-idol-allegedly-stolen-from-roadside-stall-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T07:09:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/viral/bengaluru-ganesh-idol-allegedly-stolen-from-roadside-stall-at-midnight-viral-cctv-footage-captures-entire-act"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Ganesh idol, kept for sale on the side of Magadi Road in Bengaluru's Dasarahalli area, was allegedly stolen during the early hours of Monday. Four men arrived at the location around 3:51 am in a Tata Ace goods vehicle, as recorded by a nearby CCTV camera. The footage shows the group lifting the idol and moving it towards their vehicle, which they then loaded and departed shortly thereafter. The stolen idol has drawn the attention of local police, who are examining the CCTV recording to identify and trace the suspects involved.",
  "summary": "A Ganesh idol kept for sale by the roadside in Bengaluru’s Dasarahalli area was allegedly stolen in the early hours of Monday. The incident, which occurred on Magadi Road, was recorded on a nearby CCTV camera and has drawn the attention of the local police. Four men arrive in Tata Ace vehicle According to the CCTV footage, four men reached the location at around 3:51 am in a Tata Ace goods…",
  "key_points": [
    "Ganesh idol stolen from roadside stall in Bengaluru at 3:51 am",
    "Four men arrived in Tata Ace goods vehicle, captured on CCTV",
    "Police investigating theft, seeking to identify suspects"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "On Camera, Lord Ganesha Idol Stolen From Roadside Stall In Bengaluru",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/on-camera-lord-ganesha-idol-stolen-from-roadside-stall-in-bengaluru",
        "published": "2026-09-09T04:34:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}