Udupi: The police arrested two accused in connection with the theft of a temple donation box (hundi) from the Umamaheshwara Temple in Ajri village of Kundapur taluk.The accused are Sandeep Achari, 28, from Kamalashile village, Kundapur taluk, and Muttappa Sharanappa Walikar, 40, from Banahatti village, Kushtagi taluk, Koppal district. The accused were arrested in Ilkal town of Bagalkot district. According to the complaint, at around 7.56 am on April 20, an unidentified accused wearing a helmet arrived near the temple and stole the donation box. A case was registered at Shankaranarayana police station invoking Sections 331(3) and 305 of the BNS. Under the guidance of Kundapur subdivision Dy SP HD Kulkarni and Kundapur circle inspector Santosh A Kaikini, a police team led by Shankaranarayana PSI (law & order) IR Gaddekker and PSI (investigation) Akshaya Kumari SN, along with staff members, conducted the operation. Police recovered the stolen temple donation box, motorcycle used in the crime, and three mobile phones from the accused. The total estimated value of the seized items is around Rs 1.5 lakh. The accused were produced before the court, which remanded them to judicial custody.
