Overview

• CCTV footage shows a man loitering near 11:45 pm before scaling the temple using electric wires and removing the urn from the spire.
• The stolen piece is described as an asth-dhatu or copper kalash with gold lamination, weighing about 25–30 kg with roughly 200 grams of gold, valued at Rs 35–40 lakh.
• The theft was discovered Saturday morning and reported at Jyoti Nagar police station by temple committee president Neeraj Jain.
• DCP Ashish Mishra said a case has been registered under BNS sections 305 (theft) and 331(4) (trespass), with multiple teams deployed to trace the suspect.
• Investigators are reviewing viral clips from the scene and assessing ties to a September 3 theft near the Red Fort in which arrests were later made in Ghaziabad.