New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) Two people have been arrested in connection with the theft of a gold-plated kalash (urn) worth around Rs 40 lakh from a Jain temple in northeast Delhi's Jyoti Nagar, an official said on Monday.

The kalash has also been recovered, but the “main burglar” remains at large, he said.

Both the accused -- a A 42-year-old woman from Sundar Nagri and Danish (24) from New Mustafabad -- are scrap dealers, according to the official. Police had received information about the theft on Saturday, and a case under the relevant sections was registered, a senior police officer said.

During the investigation, the woman was apprehended from the Sundar Nagri area, and parts of the stolen kalash were recovered from her possession, police said.

"On sustained interrogation, she confesse

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