Modi's gift stolen from Bangladesh Kali temple

India is deeply disturbed by the reported incident of theft of a religious article from a temple in Bangladesh, said officials.

The Indian High Commission in Dhaka in touch with Bangladesh authorities and urged them to investigate the incident, recover the stolen article and bring the guilty to book, they said.

As per reports, the gold-plated crown of goddess Kali at Jeshoreshwari Temple in Satkhira's Shyamnagar was stolen on Thursday afternoon. The crown was offered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the neighbouring country in 2021.


Modi had visited the Jeshoreshwari Temple on March 27, 2021, as part of his tour to Bangladesh. The visit coincided with the celebrations of Bangladesh's golden jubilee of independence and the birth centenary of its founding leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The temple is considered among the 52 shakti peeths (seats of the goddess) and is believed to have been constructed in the late 12th century. Minorities and their assets in Bangladesh have been under attack ever since Sheikh Hasina was ousted as prime minister on August 5.