A kovil located down Lady Malcolm road in Hawa Eliya, Nuwara Eliya was broken-into and looted on July 23 morning.

Three persons had stormed into the Sri Gayathri Amman kovil early in the morning and committed the crime.

The break-in was captured by closed-circuit television cameras.

The custodian of the kovil said that around Rs. 50,000 from the till at the kovil was stolen and several other bronze and silver items were looted.

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