06-25-2004, 06:02 AM
Regional
Savitri idol missing from Jammu temple
Jammu, June 25. (PTI): A priceless mata savitri devi idol has been found missing along with a dozen other smaller idols from one of the oldest temples in Jammu, official sources said on Thursday.
The gold-mica and black stone idol was found missing a few days back from the temple built by the royal Dogra King, Partap Singh in 1815 on the banks of River Tawi, the sources told PTI here.
Police has registered a case and Deputy Inspector General of Police has been asked to investigate the case, they said.
The temple, surrounded by a dozen natural caves, is on the banks of Tawi River.
"We want police to act swiftly and recover the idol so that its restoration could be done at the earliest," president Dogra Liberation Front (DLF), Ram Pal Sharma said adding if it was not recovered at the earliest DLF would commence agitation in Jammu.
Following the incident, Jammu and Kashmir Department of Archives, Archaeology and Museums has constituted a committee of four members, which would maintain a complete record of the antiques housed in the various temples of the city.
Savitri idol missing from Jammu temple
Jammu, June 25. (PTI): A priceless mata savitri devi idol has been found missing along with a dozen other smaller idols from one of the oldest temples in Jammu, official sources said on Thursday.
The gold-mica and black stone idol was found missing a few days back from the temple built by the royal Dogra King, Partap Singh in 1815 on the banks of River Tawi, the sources told PTI here.
Police has registered a case and Deputy Inspector General of Police has been asked to investigate the case, they said.
The temple, surrounded by a dozen natural caves, is on the banks of Tawi River.
"We want police to act swiftly and recover the idol so that its restoration could be done at the earliest," president Dogra Liberation Front (DLF), Ram Pal Sharma said adding if it was not recovered at the earliest DLF would commence agitation in Jammu.
Following the incident, Jammu and Kashmir Department of Archives, Archaeology and Museums has constituted a committee of four members, which would maintain a complete record of the antiques housed in the various temples of the city.