When the officials opened the hood on Tuesday, they found that 20 notes of the denomination of ₹ 500 were rolled in a letter.
When the officials opened the hood on Tuesday, they found that 20 notes of the denomination of ₹ 500 were rolled in a letter.
A week ago a thief who stole money from the hood of a Shiva temple in Lalpet near Ranipet returned it with a letter apologizing and apologizing.
On Tuesday evening, temple authorities regularly opened the hundiyal to count the day’s offerings. Apart from coins, he found 20 currency notes in the denomination of 500 rupees (amount of ₹10,000) in hand-written letters. In the letter the thief admitted the crime he had committed on the day of Poornami (June 14), when a large number of people had gone to the temple from major cities.
After committing the crime, his family suffered and was depressed, he wrote. Feeling guilty, he returned the money.
A week ago, villagers and temple officials had lodged a complaint of theft with the Ranipet Sepkot police. The temple was closed for a few days for investigation. A case was registered, but it remained unsolved.