Ancient temple, jewellery shop burgled; valuables worth lakhs of rupees stolen

July 11, 2011

Kumbla, July 11: In a major heist, the ancient Poomani Kinnimani temple in Bedraduka and a jewellery shop in Kumbla were robbed on the intervening night of Monday.

The gold ornaments of the deity, valued at several lakhs of rupees, were stolen while gold valued at 41 sovereigns were burgled from the Sharafa jewellery in the town.

Two panchaloha idols and five flowers of gold on the deity valued at lakhs of rupees were stolen from the temple.

A devotee who came to the temple in the morning noticed that the locks of the temple door were broken. He alerted the neighbours and members of the temple committee.

An attempt was made to burgle the nearby Beerannalva temple but the panchaloha idols at the temple were not stolen.

The burglars got into the temple by breaking open the door of the outer wall of the temple as well as the sanctum sanctorum.

The ancient panchaloha idols may be valued at lakhs of rupees or even crores, said members of the temple governing body.

Top level police officials and finger print experts conducted the preliminary investigation with the help of sniffer dogs.

In another incident on the same night, burglars got away with 41 sovereigns of gold from Sharafa jewellery in Kumbla town. The thieves, however, failed in their attempt to break open the locker located on the first floor.

The employees of the jewellery shop notice the theft in the morning when they came to open the shop and informed the police. The thieves broke open the locks of an adjacent shop and got into the jewellery shop by boring a large hole on the wall.

The thieves got away the 41 sovereigns of gold jewellery kept in the ground floor of the shop.

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Will end Karnataka leadership confusion after talks with top leaders: Kharge

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November 27,2025

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday announced that he will convene a high-level meeting in New Delhi with senior leaders — including Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar — to resolve the escalating leadership turmoil in Karnataka and “put an end to the confusion.”

Kharge said the discussions would focus on the way forward for the ruling party, as rumours of a possible leadership change continue to swirl. The speculation has intensified after the Congress government crossed the halfway mark of its five-year term on November 20, reviving talk of an alleged 2023 “power-sharing agreement” between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar.

“After reaching Delhi, I will call three or four important leaders and hold discussions. Once we talk, we will decide how to move ahead and end this confusion,” Kharge told reporters in Bengaluru, according to PTI.

When asked specifically about calling Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar to Delhi, he responded: “Certainly, we should call them. We will discuss with them and settle the issue.”

He confirmed that Rahul Gandhi, the Chief Minister, the Deputy Chief Minister and other senior members would be part of the deliberations. “After discussing with everyone, a decision will be made,” he said.

Meanwhile, Siddaramaiah held a separate strategy meeting at his Bengaluru residence with ministers and leaders seen as his close confidants, including G. Parameshwara, Satish Jarkiholi, H.C. Mahadevappa, K. Venkatesh and K.N. Rajanna.
Signalling calm, the Chief Minister told reporters, “Will go to Delhi if the high command calls.”

Shivakumar echoed a similar stance, saying he too would head to the national capital if summoned by the party leadership.

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