Burglars Break Into Texas Hindu Temple, Steal Donation Box: Report

HiIndia Newsdesk

BRAZZOS VALLEY, TX Jan 20 (IANS)

The Indian community was left in a state of shock after burglars broke into a Hindu temple in the US state of Texas and stole its donation box, the media reported.

The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office said they are investigating the burglary at Shri Omkarnath Temple located in Brazos Valley, Texas, which took place on January 11.

“There was a break-in. They (burglars) broke in through the side window and what was immediately…missing was our donation box and a safe in which we kept our valuables,” Srinivasa Sunkari, a board member of the Shri Omkarnath Temple, told KBTX news channel.

According to the report, a video captured by security cameras inside the temple showed a person walking straight to the donation box. He then used the temple’s cart to wheel the box out the door.

“There was a sense of invasion, that sense of loss of privacy when something like this happened to us,” Sunkari, told the news channel.

He said the priest and his family, who live in an apartment right behind the temple, are safe, adding that the community members were notified