NURMAHAL.
The Bilga police have arrested a thief on the charge of stealing cash from the historic gurdwara Mata Ganga Ji Mao Sahib.
Station House Officer Mohinder Pal said that the accused has been identified as Prem Chand alias Mithun son of Gian Chand a resident of Awakhan, Puranni Aabadi , Dina Nagar in Gurdas Pur.
Manager Mohan Singh had told the police that thieves barged into Gurdwara by breaking windowpanes and stole cash from the coin box adding that monthly collection in the cion box is about Rs70.000
SHO said a case under sections 379(theft) and 411(dishonestly receiving stolen property) of the IPC was registered against the accused.