Early Sunday morning, thieves broke into a temple in Chatmohar, Pabna, and stole several Narayan Shila stones and a Shivalinga. The incident took place at the Gauranga Mahaprabhu temple in Handial Madhyabazar of the Upazila. Upon receiving the news, police visited the scene later that day.
Probhati Adhikari, the wife of the late Jibon Thakur and caretaker of the temple, stated that the Gauranga Mahaprabhu temple is a private temple on their property. After a devotional session concluded at 8 PM on Saturday, devotees left. At 5 AM on Sunday, she discovered a broken window and realized items had been stolen from inside.
She reported that the thieves took 29 Narayan Shila stones (four of which were made of touchstone), one Shivalinga, two brass seats, and one wooden seat. The local police were immediately informed of the theft.
Police and Bangladesh Minority Watch Statements
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sajib Shahreen of the Chatmohar Circle confirmed that police visited the location and would take legal action upon receiving a written complaint. He mentioned that a formal complaint had not yet been filed by the temple's caretaker. The Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Chatmohar Police Station, Md. Anwar, also stated that a case would be registered once a formal complaint was lodged.
Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW) strongly condemned the theft from the religious temple. The organization demanded the immediate arrest of the culprits and their swift prosecution under the law.
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