- By Poorva Karki
- Thu, 14 Mar 2024 02:47 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Meerut Viral Video: The rest of the world might have ‘normal’ thieves, but in India, the case is a bit different. Here, we have ‘Sanskari Chors’. Yes, a man from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut earned the ‘Sanskari Chor’ title after CCTV footage of him worshipping the Shiva idol before stealing from a temple went viral on social media. The incident, as per the reports, took place on March 12, where the thief stole a snake idol from the said Shiva Temple. In the video, the man was seen bowing down in front of the idol, before committing the crime. As soon as the clip of the incident went viral, people began to give him all kinds of names, including the titles ‘sanatani chor’ and ‘bhakt chor’.
The video was shared on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), by the handle ‘HateDetectors’. The post was captioned, “In an incident that seems to be an example of antithetical acts that exposes a very bizarre and scary aspect worshipping god, a video capturing a man stealing an idol from a temple in #UttarPradesh's #Meerut is doing rounds on social media.”
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In an incident that seems to be an example of antithetical acts that exposes a very bizarre and scary aspect worshipping god, a video capturing a man stealing an idol from a temple in #UttarPradesh's #Meerut is doing rounds on social media.
— Hate Detector 🔍 (@HateDetectors) March 13, 2024
Interestingly, the man was seen… pic.twitter.com/jXeC5AxpS2
The video went viral and left people reacting. Most found the incident funny and cracked jokes on the same, while some called the thief a ‘Sanatani chor’. The rest concluded that the man must be facing some issue that ‘compelled’ him to steal from the temple. The post was shared yesterday and pulled thousands of views.
Taking to the comment box, people shared their take. “Sanskari thief- spotted stealing an idol from the temple at Meerut, UP,” a user said. “Now tell me, the thief is also taking God away, then who is stronger, the thief or God?” joked a second person. “This means that he is definitely a Sanatani thief. He steals but does not forget his values,” added a third person.
“Poor guy apologized before stealing, it means he has some big problem,” added a fourth person. “Seems sanatani professional cultured -Chor,” wrote a fifth user. “He did not steal, he first asked for money from God and then took the money after receiving blessings from God,” said another. “The shadow of a great man of recent times has come,” commented another.