AGARTALA, Aug 11 (TIWN): At last two masterminds behind Laxmi Narayan Bari theft case of August 2nd, are under Police’s grip. After 9 days of Tripura's ancient Laxmi Narayan Bari temple was looted, husband, wife have been arrested from Mohanpur, South Taranagar at 7.30 pm on Saturday led by Sidhai Police under SDPO Suman Majumder. The arrested husband Ashim Das and wife Mitali Das are now under Police’s interrogation at East Agartala Police Station. Ashim Das is by profession a mason. Police have arrested both of them from their Taranagar house at Mohanpur. A case has been registered against both of them, whereas SDPO Suman Majumder has claimed total connection of the husband-wife behind the crime. A vehicle was also recovered from their home with number : TR-01-AE-1932. Police are now interrogating them in East Police Station. At the same time, Police have arrested four more accused in a separate theft case from various parts of the state. Police have informed media about two major successes of capital city's cops in theft case connection.

It was first time in Tripura’s history it’s the first time, from temple like Laxmi Narayan Bari, known as the den of devotees have been looted mercilessly. 

All gold, silver made items were taken away by looters on yesterday(Wednesday) midnight. 

Getting informed, police rushed to the spot in the morning and are checking everything. Few jewelleries were recovered in front of the Town Hall lined “Kar Bhawan” (Income Tax Office) road’s drain, but the major parts of the items have been stolen. 

However, police is now interrogating both of them where have they kept those ornaments or have already sold.