NOIDA, Oct. 16 -- Unidentified suspects allegedly broke into a temple in Block V, Sector 12, Noida, and escaped with 5.5 kilograms of silver worth around Rs.11 lakh on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, police said.

The theft came to light early Wednesday when the Shiv Durga Mandir (temple) staff arrived for morning duties, police added.

According to police, the temple staff discovered the break-in around 4.30am and informed the temple office bearers, who subsequently alerted the police. Investigators from the Sector 24 police station reached the spot around 5.30am and began their probe.

Kapil Upadhyay, a temple representative, and Jagannath Dayal Upadhyay, the temple's General Secretary, submitted a complaint, following w...