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The officer said the gang had fled with 900 grams gold worth Rs 22.5 lakh, 20 kgs silver worth Rs 7 lakh and Rs 9 lakh cash— totally Rs 38.5 lakh.The Thane Nagar police and the crime branch started parallel investigations. THANE: A century-old Krishna temple in the busy Jambhli market area in the heart of Thane was burgled of cash, gold and silver totally worth around Rs 38 lakh on the eve of Janmashtami. Though the temple had installed CCTV cameras, the investigators found that the system was damaged and its wires snapped by the burglars. Before the case was cracked, a senior police officer said the robbery seemed to have been meticulously planned. Within 12 hours, the police cracked the case and arrested five burglars, said Vivek Phansalkar, Thane police commissioner, adding that the investigators have recovered all the stolen articles..