Palghar, Jan 9 (PTI) Unidentified persons allegedly broke into a temple in Maharashtra's Palghar district and stole a donation box containing about Rs 70,000 cash and other valuables, police said on Monday.

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The incident took place at Renuka Mata Mandir in Dapoli village on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, they said.

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On Sunday morning, the priest of the temple found its lock broken and the cash box and a silver chain of an idol of the Goddess missing.

Based on a complaint by the priest, a case was registered against unidentified persons under Indian Penal Code Sections 380 (theft) and 457 (house-breaking by night in order to commit offence), said police sub-inspector B M Pawar from the Palghar district rural control room.

Efforts were on to nab the culprits, the official said.

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