Thief gets stuck in hole he dug to escape after looting temple in Andhra, held

Srikakulam: In a robbery gone terribly wrong, a thief on Wednesday had a hilarious faux-pas when he found himself stuck in a wall hole while escaping with nine grams of silver which he stole from the Jami Ellama temple in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.

As per officials, the thief was caught red-handed as he started shouting for help after getting stuck in the hole he drilled in a wall in the temple.

The thief, identified as Papa Rao (30), broke the small window of the temple and looted the ornaments from the idols.

But on his way out, he got stuck in the hole. Rao started crying for help, which then alerted the villagers.

He was rescued and handed over to the police.

A robbery case has been registered against the accused under Kanchili police station limits in the Srikakulam district.

"A thief identified as Papa Rao stole nine grams of silver from the Jami Ellama temple in Srikakulam district. He made a hole in the wall of the temple premises and entered inside the temple. He got stuck into the hole while going back. The thief was caught red-handed and has been taken into custody," said Senior Inspector Chiranjeevi, Kanchili Police Station.

Yellama, the temple owner said that the thief was seen throwing the nose ring of the goddess and other silver ornaments out of the hole.

"These types of incidents never happened before. The thief entered through a hole. He came inside but couldn't go out, he was seen throwing the nose ring of the goddess and other silver ornaments out," the temple owner said.