New Delhi: A Delhi police station has become a prominent stopover for Jain pilgrims from Delhi and Udaipur, owing to a stolen idol of Lord Adinath - also known as Lord Rishabhdev.
The
ashtadhatu idol, which is kept in the room of the Kamla Market Station House Officer Surender Jeet Kaur, is attracting hundreds of devotees from the Khuldari village in Udaipur, from where it was taken away.
The idol was stolen on January 29 and was recovered by the Delhi police on May 29.
"It's a matter of faith. Daily 100-150 people come to my office to pay their obeisance to the idol," said Kaur.
Kaur, herself a very religious person, never raises an eyebrow over so many people visiting her office daily. In fact, photographs of the nine Sikh gurus, Amritsar's Golden Temple, Lord Hanuman adorn a shelf in the office of the SHO.
Colleagues of Kaur were all praise for their boss and the benevolence shown towards the pilgrims visiting her office daily. "She even offers food to those coming from Udaipur," said a constable attached to the police station.