Thane: A metal idol and Rs 60,000 cash were allegedly stolen by unidentified persons from a temple in Thane's Bhayander township, police said today.

The theft came to light when a priest opened the temple premises at Devchand Nagar in Bhayander yesterday morning and found the 'panchdhatu' idol of Lord Parswanath and its gold-plated 'chhatra' (umbrella) missing and the cash box broken, Bhayander police sub-inspector Sampat Chavan said.