Hyderabad: A man was caught on camera while stealing a laddu from a Ganesh pandal in Hyderabad’s Uppal on Friday, August 29.
The incident occurred at Vijaypuri colony in Uppal, the sweet was place at the pandal for Lord Ganesh. A video shared on social media, shows the accused entering the pandal and stealing the laddu.
The accused is seen covering his face with a scarf while executing the heist. Laddu theft during Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad is common.
In 2023, a man stole an 11 kg laddu from a Ganesh pandal in Miyapur. The pandal was set up on Madinaguda national highway under the jurisdiction of the Miyapur police station.
A man aged between 22 to 25 years, entered the Ganesh pandal and walked away with the laddu. This audacious theft was captured by a CCTV camera installed in the pandal. In another case of laddu heist, a student stole a laddu from a Ganesh Pandal in Hyderabad’s Ghansi Bazar and fled the place.
This post was last modified on August 30, 2025 1:52 pm