Chennai: Ambattur Estate police arrested three men for stealing 7kg of silver ornaments and ₹6,000 in cash from Aishwarya Ganapathi Temple inside the TNEB complex in Ambattur reported on Nov 11. Police recovered the stolen silver ornaments from the accused.According to police, unidentified men broke the locks of the temple and entered the premises before removing the silver ornaments adorning the deity. They also took ₹6,000 kept inside the administration office at the temple. Thiagarajan, 60, who heads the temple administration, lodged a complaint with Ambattur Estate police. A case was registered and the cops examined CCTV footage from the temple and surrounding areas to identify the suspects.Subsequently police arrested Sivalingam, 37, from Tirunelveli, Santosh Kumar, 42, from Bihar, and Sanjay Panduranga, 39, from Mogappair. While the first two were involved in the theft and Sanjay purchased the stolen silver ornaments from them.
