Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada police have arrested a woman from Gadag district, and seized ornaments worth Rs 3.08 lakh, that she had stolen from a devotee at Southadka Sri Ganapathi Temple in Kadaba in April.

The arrested accused is Bheemavva alias Nagamma,63, a resident Kushtagi Chawl of Gadag-Betageri of Gadag district. SP Rishikesh Sonawane said that the accused was involved in several theft cases reported at various temples in Murudeshwara, Bhatkal, Subrahmanya and other places.