Robbery bid at Jain temple in Morbi foiled

Rajkot: A robbery bid in a Jain temple at Virpar village in Morbi in the wee hours of Sunday, was foiled.
Police said that around 1 am, five men tried to enter the temple but one of the two watchmen, identified as Sujendra Singh Sardarji, woke up and challenged the two thieves. Hearing the commotion, the other watchman, Jeevan Bahadur, also woke up. Seeing their friends being overpowered, three other thieves jumped in and thrashed the two gatekeepers.
According to the police, the two watchmen received severe injuries due to the thrashing. Fearing that they might be caught, the thieves fled from the spot without stealing anything. Sardarji and Bahadur were taken to a private hospital for treatment and a complaint of robbery attempt was registered at the Tankara police station.