Alwar Temple Thief Caught on CCTV: A surprising case of theft has come to light from Alwar, Rajasthan. A thief went to the temple around 5 am on Saturday morning. He broke the lock first. Then he folded his hands and worshiped inside the temple. After this he stole money from the donation box and ran away. This incident has been captured in the CCTV installed in the temple.
Identity of the accused revealed
The accused person has been identified as Gopesh Sharma (37). He reportedly only targets temples. When people arrived on Saturday morning, the lock of the temple was found broken. After this, CCTV footage was scrutinized and the theft was revealed.
In the CCTV footage, Sharma was seen offering prayers and taking out money from the donation box at a temple in Adarsh Nagar area of Alwar. He broke the lock of the temple and stole silver jewellery, umbrella, money from the donation box and other items.
A man from #Rajasthan‘s #Alwar was caught on CCTV breaking into a temple and offering prayers before stealing money and other valuable items. The man has been identified as #GopeshSharma (37) and he allegedly only targets temples.
The CCTV footage taken on Saturday morning… pic.twitter.com/saJW8HKwSN
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Police arrested the accused thief
A similar incident took place in another temple located in Friends Colony, Alwar, where a person was caught on CCTV stealing items after performing puja. After the video of the theft went viral, the police identified Gopesh Sharma from the CCTV footage and arrested him. During interrogation, he confessed that he had committed similar thefts in many temples.
Other theft incidents expected to be revealed
Police later came to know that Gopesh Sharma only targets temples. He used to search the temples and break into them after the priest left at night and steal valuables. The police is currently investigating his old records and it is expected that other incidents will also be revealed during the interrogation.
