Overview

• On June 6, a monkey grabbed a purse from Abhishek Agarwal’s wife as they left Thakur Banke Bihari Temple, taking jewellery valued at over Rs 20 lakh.
• Outpost in-charge Prashant Kapil and Sadar police analyzed CCTV footage and conducted field searches for eight hours to track down the purse.
• The bag was located in a nearby bush and returned intact with diamond necklaces, rings, silver anklets and other high-value items.
• Aligarh-based diamond merchant Abhishek Agarwal thanked Vrindavan police for the full recovery of his family’s valuables.
• Officials are intensifying monitoring and control measures to curb frequent simian thefts in the Mathura-Vrindavan religious tourism belt.