RANIPET: Perhaps inspired by the old Tamil proverb 'Thirudanaai Paarthu Thirunthavittal Thiruttai Ozhikka Mudiyathu', (Thievery cannot be stopped unless a thief changes his mind), a man full of 'remorse' returned Rs 10,000 he stole from a temple hundi in Ranipet.
Two weeks after stealing the money, the man returned to the Lord Shiva temple atop the Kanchanagiri Hills -- the crime scene. This time, he brought an apology note.
In the letter, he stated, "I stole the hundi money intentionally. But after the incident, I was crestfallen. Problems started piling up one after another in my family. So, I returned the money to where it belonged. I do not know if God would forgive me for my sin, but I apologise."
Police sources confirmed that the temple authorities got the stolen money. "The identity of the man behind the theft could not be discovered," police sources said.