UP Viral Video: What is even the point of being the land of Gods and temples when temples and the much-preached idols inside them are unsafe? If you already haven't guessed, we are talking about India and the increasing number of temple-related thefts that have been taking place for quite a while. Adding another to the list, a man was caught stealing from a temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur. The man in question- very swiftly- stole the silver snake idol from the Shanidev Temple on October 14. The incident was caught on a CCTV camera that was installed nearby. The footage of the same was shared online, which went viral.

As soon as the video went viral, it came to the notice of the UP Police. As per the police, a case has been registered at the Sadar Bazar Police Station, and an investigation is underway.

After the video was shared, many reactions were pulled. Most people found the incident infuriating and demanded action against the man, while the rest dubbed the matter sad and blamed unemployment behind such thefts.

The UP video was shared on X (formerly Twitter), by the handle ‘SachinGuptaUP’. The post was captured, “Uttar Pradesh: A thief entered the Shanidev temple in Saharanpur district. He stole the silver snake placed on the Shivling. Watch the CCTV.” The video was shared yesterday and pulled more than 12K views from people.

Watch the viral video:

“In relation to this matter, a case has been registered under relevant sections at Sadar Bazar Police Station. Investigation is underway and the incident will be revealed soon,” read the response by Saharanpur Police.

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Taking to the internet, people shared their take. “@saharanpurpol @Uppolice Please look into this and take necessary action,” a user said. “Side effect of unemployment in India, sad but true,” added a second person. “Shameless elements. Such characters are worthless and a burden on the earth And people,” added a third person.

“Fools made a habit of making easy money out of robbery,” added a fourth user. “How long will this fool escape after stealing from Shanidev,” commented another. “This is a really bad thing,” commented a sixth person. “This is a really bad thing, administration should take action against him immediately,” added a seventh user.

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