In a shocking incident, cash was allegedly looted from the donation box at the Dakhina Dwara of Puri Srimandir late on Thursday night.
According to sources, the miscreants allegedly break open the donation box and decamped with the cash.
The matter came to light after the Jagannath Temple Police (JTP) personnel recovered an empty donation box from the backside of Nrusingha temple. The JTP has handed over the donation box to Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA).
Till the last report came in, no written complaint was filed by the SJTA in this regard.
Meanwhile, the locals have raised questions over the security arrangements at the 12th-century shrine.
No comments from SJTA or police could be obtained over the matter.