Jajpur, Oct 12: In a shocking incident, unidentified miscreants looted gold and silver ornaments worth over Rs 10 lakh from the Barundei Bangalisahi Durga Puja mandap under Korei police limits in Jajpur district late on Friday night.
Sources said, the stolen items belonged to the Goddess and other deities at the mandap. Despite two staff members being present there, the miscreants decamped with jewellery.
The matter came to fore when one of the puja mandap members woke up at around 3 am and found the gates open and the ornaments missing.
The Puja committee has confirmed that estimated value of the stolen items is over Rs 10 lakh.
Being informed, police have launched an investigation into the matter.