Mohali: Three persons have been arrested for allegedly stealing idols and valuables from Shri Radha Krishna Temple on Pandawala Road in Mubarikpur. The stolen articles have been recovered, while a fourth accused remains at large.The theft took place on the intervening night of Oct 27 and 28. DSP (Derabassi) Varinder Singh Khosa said special teams used technical inputs to track the accused.Those arrested are Manish Kumar alias Lagra, a native of East Champaran in Bihar, and Anil Kumar and Avnish Kumar alias Munna, both natives of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh and currently residing in Bhankharpur, Derabassi.The fourth accused, Manohar of Guru Nanak Colony, Bhankharpur, is yet to be arrested.Police recovered brass and silver idols of Laddu Gopal, Garuda Bhagwan, Gaumata, Ganesh Bhagwan, Mata Sherawali and Kuber Bhagwan, besides utensils, lamps and other temple articles.The three accused were produced before a court and remanded in two-day police custody. They are being questioned to ascertain if others were involved.The case was registered under Sections 298, 299, 331(4) and 305(D) of the BNS.
