Muzaffarnagar, May 20 (PTI) A 16-year-old has been apprehended in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district for allegedly stealing money from a temple's donation box, police said on Monday.

The boy was arrested on Sunday, a day after he stole the money from the donation box at a Hanuman temple in Thanabhawan town, they said.

The boy told the police that he wanted to use the money to buy an Android phone, Station House Officer Sandeep Balyan said.

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