Mysore/Mysuru: Metagalli Police have thwarted a six-member gang’s bid to steal stone made elephant idols and flower pots from a workshop near old Kasturi Nivasa Hotel on the service road of Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway on the wee hours of Aug. 18.
The accused were loading a pair of elephant idols and flower pots in flower design, all made of stone into a jeep, with the intention of stealing the articles worth Rs. 2 lakh. The patrolling party of Metagalli Police Station, along with those of crime wing, surrounded the accused and apprehended them, besides seizing the articles.
