Odisha thief returns Lord Krishna's jewels after 9 years with apology note, says was having nightmares

 Athief who had stolen Lord Krishna's jewels from the Gopinath Temple in Odisha's Gopinathpur, returned them after 9 years, with a note stating that he had been haunted by nightmares ever since he had stolen them.  

Apparently, the man had recently read the Bhagavad Gita and realized the error of his ways. The jewels belonged to the presiding deities Krishna and Radha and were worth lakhs. 

During 2014, (from) a Yagna at Yagna Shala (where the ritual of Yagna takes place), I had taken the ornaments for which I faced a lot of problems during these 9 years and I surrender these," the thief who wished to remain anonymous wrote in a note.  

He left the bag ornaments, which had the stolen headgear, earrings, bracelets and a flute, at the front door of the temple and mentioned the priest Sri Debesh Chandra Mohanty. He also left an additional Rs 300 as a penance along with the ornaments, the unnamed thief mentioned in his apology note.  

The thief was moved by Lord Krishna's teachings and decided to return the stolen jewels to the temple, he confessed in his note. 

The return of the stolen jewels has brought joy to the temple authorities and devotees. The thief's act of contrition and his realization of the importance of Lord Krishna's teachings is a testament to the power of the Bhagavad Gita.