Overview

• CCTV footage shows a man loitering around 11:45 pm before climbing the temple via electric wires to remove the spire’s kalash.
• The stolen artefact is a copper vessel with gold lamination weighing roughly 25–30 kilograms and valued at about ₹40 lakh.
• The theft occurred late Friday night during Karva Chauth, when the area had reduced local oversight.
• Residents noticed the missing kalash on Saturday morning and alerted the temple management.
• A case has been registered, multiple police teams are reviewing nearby camera feeds and using technical surveillance to trace the suspect and assess any link to the recent Red Fort case.