Barely 48 hours after the Tamil Nadu Police recovered 34 ancient sculptures from a house, the state’s Idol Wing conducted a fresh raid on Thursday and seized another 100 idols.
The seized idols are valued at several hundred crore rupees. Following a court order, a team of officials headed by Idol Wing Inspector General Pon Manickavel broke open two locked rooms at a house in Alwarpet area, which was earlier raided, and seized at least 100 more idols.
In one of the biggest seizures in recent times, 34 ancient idols were recovered from a house at Murrays Gate Road in Alwarpet on Tuesday. They were being packed to be smuggled through Mumbai port to be delivered to foreign countries especially to the US and European nations. The idols were being packed in cardboard boxes using haystack, when officials raided the house.
Published 02 June 2016, 18:55 IST