{"id":3017,"date":"2026-03-23T15:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/?p=3017"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:24:18","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-temple-trust-shocked-worker-arrested-for-stealing-from-donation-boxes-at-siddhivinayak-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/%f0%9f%9a%a8-temple-trust-shocked-worker-arrested-for-stealing-from-donation-boxes-at-siddhivinayak-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 Temple Trust Shocked: Worker Arrested for Stealing from Donation Boxes at Siddhivinayak Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3017\" class=\"elementor elementor-3017\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6a66b e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f6a66b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c54f70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c54f70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\udea8 Temple Trust Shocked: Worker Arrested for Stealing from Donation Boxes at Siddhivinayak Temple<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0f4d1d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0f4d1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1981e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b1981e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shiddivinayak-mandir-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-digital-newspaper-list size-digital-newspaper-list wp-image-3019\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8 Temple Trust Shocked: Worker Arrested for Stealing from Donation Boxes at Siddhivinayak Temple\" srcset=\"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shiddivinayak-mandir-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shiddivinayak-mandir-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200e6abe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"200e6abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2><strong>Mumbai:<\/strong> In a disturbing incident that has raised serious concerns over security and trust, a 57-year-old temple worker has been arrested for allegedly stealing money from donation boxes at the renowned Siddhivinayak Temple.<\/h2>\n\n<p>According to officials, the accused\u2014identified as Rajendra Pendurkar\u2014was taken into custody by the Dadar Police following a complaint filed by temple authorities.<\/p>\n\n<p>The alleged theft took place inside the pujari room of the temple, where donation boxes are kept. Suspicion arose after irregularities were noticed, prompting officials to review CCTV footage. The recordings reportedly revealed the accused repeatedly extracting currency notes from the boxes.<\/p>\n\n<p>In one instance, he was seen using his fingers to pull out cash from a donation box kept inside the priest\u2019s chamber, as mentioned in the FIR.<\/p>\n\n<p>Preliminary estimates suggest that at least <strong>\u20b910,000<\/strong> has been stolen. However, authorities believe the amount could be higher, and investigations are currently underway to determine whether such thefts had been occurring over a longer period.<\/p>\n\n<p>Police are also probing the possibility of involvement of other staff members, if any, in the incident.<\/p>\n\n<p>Temple authorities have taken the matter seriously, emphasizing the need for stricter monitoring and security within the premises to prevent such breaches in the future.<\/p>\n\n<p>The incident has not only shocked devotees but also highlighted the urgent need for tighter vigilance even in highly revered religious institutions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udea8 Temple Trust Shocked: Worker Arrested for Stealing from Donation Boxes at Siddhivinayak Temple Mumbai: In a disturbing incident that has raised serious concerns over security and trust, a 57-year-old temple worker has been arrested for allegedly stealing money from donation boxes at the renowned Siddhivinayak Temple. According to officials, the accused\u2014identified as Rajendra Pendurkar\u2014was taken into custody by the Dadar Police following a complaint filed by temple authorities. The alleged theft took place inside the pujari room of the temple, where donation boxes are kept. Suspicion arose after irregularities were noticed, prompting officials to review CCTV footage. The recordings reportedly revealed the accused repeatedly extracting currency notes from the boxes. In one instance, he was seen using his fingers to pull out cash from a donation box kept inside the priest\u2019s chamber, as mentioned in the FIR. Preliminary estimates suggest that at least \u20b910,000 has been stolen. However, authorities believe the amount could be higher, and investigations are currently underway to determine whether such thefts had been occurring over a longer period. Police are also probing the possibility of involvement of other staff members, if any, in the incident. Temple authorities have taken the matter seriously, emphasizing the need for stricter monitoring and security within the premises to prevent such breaches in the future. The incident has not only shocked devotees but also highlighted the urgent need for tighter vigilance even in highly revered religious institutions.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,497,433],"tags":[1142,1144,1138,1141,1126,296,600,1143,1139,1140,85],"class_list":["post-3017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-law-order","category-mumbai-news","tag-cctv-crime","tag-crime-in-mumbai","tag-dadar-police","tag-donation-box-theft","tag-law-and-order","tag-mumbai-breaking-news","tag-mumbai-crime-news","tag-religious-place-security","tag-siddhivinayak-temple-theft","tag-temple-theft-case","tag-undercovereditor-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3017"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3020,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3017\/revisions\/3020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}