Thane, Feb 15 (PTI) The Thane police have registered a case after thieves broke into a temple and took away Rs 7,000 from its cash box on Thursday, an official said. While there was an attempt to commit a similar theft at another shrine, it was not successful.

Unidentified persons cut open a window grille and entered the Poshmatra Gamdevi temple at Bhayanderpada in the early hours. They forced open the cash box and stole Rs 7,000 from it, he said.

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Meanwhile, there was a bid to steal from the Ram temple at Kasarwadavli, he said, adding that the thieves could not succeed in their plan.

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