The boy had stolen the money from the donation box at a Hanuman temple in Shamli district

A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district for allegedly stealing money from a temple's donation box to buy a phone.

The boy had stolen the money from the donation box at a Hanuman temple in Thanabhawan town in Shamli, the police said.

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