₹1.8 Crore Thawe Temple Theft: DIG Suspends Cops, Reward for Suspects

• Over ₹1.8 crore worth of gold and silver jewelry stolen from Thawe Durga Temple's sanctum sanctorum.
• DIG Nilesh Kumar suspended TOP in-charge Dheeraj Kumar and four police personnel for security negligence.
• The theft occurred in just 21 minutes late Wednesday night; the temple's security guard was absent.
• Police identified two suspects from CCTV footage, announced a ₹1 lakh reward, and detained three for questioning.
• FSL and Dog Squad teams are investigating; an alert issued in neighboring districts.

Why It Matters: Thawe Temple robbed of ₹1.8 crore; police investigate, suspend staff, offer reward.