Palakkad: Nemmara police arrested Prabhavathy alias Prasanna (42), who had contested the last local body elections. BJP Candidate, for allegedly stealing money from the donation box of Mariamman Temple at Puzhakkalthara in Kanimangalam, Nemmara.According to the police, the theft took place between the night of May 29 and the evening of May 30. During investigation, police found that Prabhawati allegedly entered the temple from a side gate, broke the donation box and stole around Rs 10,000. Police said he was later produced in court and sent to judicial custody.The theft was discovered on Saturday when temple officials and priests arrived for routine rituals and found the donation box damaged. After this a complaint was lodged with Nemmara police.During the investigation, the police examined CCTV footage collected from the temple premises and surrounding areas. In this, a woman was shown breaking the donation box, after which the police identified the accused and took him into custody.Police said the accused was earlier involved in a financial fraud case, in which fake jewelery was allegedly pledged to the bank to receive money.