A man, Mohammed Jubaidul, was arrested and three " ashtadhatu" (made of eight metals) idols of Lord Mahavira, stolen from a Jain temple in the Kishanganj district of Bihar, were recovered from him, reports PTI.

Kishanganj superintendent of police Rajiv Ranjan said the idols were stolen in May from Jain Digambar temple at Thakurganj in the district.

"The police had been investigating the case and conducting raids. Unnerved by the pressure, the thieves left the idols at the house of a former Mukhiya and RJD leader Mushtaq Alam." The idols are around 150-year-old.