Idol theft: Conditional bail to HR&CE official

Chennai | Monday | 17th December, 2018

Summary:

Thirumagal was the executive officer of the Kapaleeshwarar temple when renovation work took place. In his complaint, Narasimhan stated that a peacock idol at the Kapaleeshwarar temple was replaced by another one and several other idols were either stolen or replaced at the time of renovation work carried out in 2004. Thirumagal’s counsel Kuppusamy filed a petition seeking bail for her.The magistrate granted conditional bail to Thirumagal and ordered her to sign in the idol wing office in Trichy at 10am every day.Based on a complaint filed by Rangarajan Narasimhan of Srirangam, the idol wing police headed by IG AG Ponmanickavel registered a case a few months ago. The magistrate sent her in judicial custody and asked the police to produce her before court on Monday.As per the order, she was produced before the magistrate on Monday. TRICHY: A special court in Kumbakonam on Monday granted conditional bail to Hindu religious and charitable endowments department (HR&CE) official N Thirumagal , who was arrested from Chennai on Sunday by the idol wing CID in connection with missing of idols from the Kapaleeswarar temple at Mylapore The idol wing police brought her to Kumbakonam on Sunday evening and produced her before the house of additional chief judicial magistrate..