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- A one-foot-tall Hanuman stone idol, consecrated by devotees near the Hanuman statue at the Seventh Mile on the Tirumala-Tirupati downhill ghat road, was allegedly stolen early on Wednesday.
- Tirupati district police have launched a massive manhunt and issued a lookout notice for the unidentified suspect.
- CCTV footage shows the suspect wearing a Govinda mala and light yellow clothing, speaking Telugu with a Rayalaseema accent, and travelling by jeep from Tirumala before leaving near the Alipiri footpath entrance.
- Police have released the suspect's photo and urged the public to share information, assuring informants of confidentiality.
What to watch next
- Recovery of the idol or arrest of the suspect following the manhunt and lookout notice
- Public tips to the Tirumala police contact numbers provided
- Further findings from CCTV footage verification along the ghat road route
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