LUCKNOW, Jan. 3 -- A donation box was stolen from the ancient Sheetla Mata (Shitla Devi) temple in the Sadar area under the Cantt police station limits. CCTV footage shows a young man committing the theft after briefly hesitating and offering prayers inside the shrine. Police have registered a complaint and launched a search operation, suspecting that the accused may be a minor.

ACP Cantt Abhay Pratap Mall said the incident occurred at the Mata Shitla Devi Temple on Nehru Road. He stated that the temple priest discovered the theft on Friday morning upon arriving for daily rituals and finding the donation box missing. The priest then checked the CCTV cameras installed at the temple and subsequently submitted the footage to the Cantt Polic...