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Ba court remands suspect in alleged temple-statue thefts

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Ba court remands suspect in alleged temple-statue thefts
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Ba Magistrates Court remanded a man accused of stealing religious statues from three temples. He faces sacrilege and suspended-sentence breach charges. The statues were recovered damaged. The report concerns pretrial detention, not a conviction. Photo: Ganesh statue at the affected Rarawai temple before its destruction; Munen Lingam / fijivillage.

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