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From Nagapattinam To Netherlands: Cops Recover Stolen Shiva Devotee Idol
Tamil Nadu Police's Idol Wing has stopped the auction of an antique, dating to the 11th or 12th century, at the European Fine Arts Exhibition in Maastricht in the Netherlands.
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UP Man Goes To Police Over Stolen Temple Idols, Turns Out He Was The Thief
A man who had lodged a complaint about the stolen ancient idols from the Ram-Janaki temple in the Padri police station area of Mirzapur has turned out to be the thief, police said on Saturday.
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Oxford University To Return Stolen 500-Year-Old Bronze Idol To India
The museum says that it was alerted to the origins of the ancient statue by an independent researcher in November last year
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US Returns Ancient 'Shiva Triad', Other Stolen Artefacts To Cambodia
New York prosecutors said Friday they had returned to Cambodia and Indonesia 30 antiquities that were looted, sold or illegally transferred by networks of American dealers and traffickers.
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S Jaishankar Presides Over Repatriation Of 2 Stolen Idols In UK
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday presided over a repatriation ceremony in London for two 8th-century temple idols stolen from India and discovered in England recently.
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150-Year-Old Idol Stolen From Jharkhand Temple Recovered, Accused Arrested
A precious idol that was stolen from a 150-year-old temple in Jharkhand's Palamu district was recovered from Garwah district on Monday after the prime accused in the case was arrested from Delhi, police said.
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10 Kg Ghee, Idol's Crown Stolen From Temple In Delhi's Vasant Kunj: Cops
A crown atop the god's idol in a temple was stolen in the early hours of Saturday in the Vasant Kunj area of the national capital, Delhi Police said on Saturday.
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2 Arrested For Stealing 300-Year-Old Hanuman Idol In Tamil Nadu
Two persons, who stole an antique idol of Lord Hanuman from a temple in Patteeswaram in Kumbakonam, were arrested and the stone idol was recovered from them, the Tamil Nadu Idol Wing CID said on Saturday.
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French Auction House Halts Sale Of Nataraj Idol As Tamil Nadu Flags Issue
Well-known international auctioning house Christies in France has halted the sale of a 500-year-old Nataraj idol, stolen from a Tamil Nadu temple in 1972, after the state police flagged the issue.
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Tamil Nadu Seeks Return Of Stolen Idols From US Museum
The Tamil Nadu idol wing CID on Tuesday said it has written to a US-based Museum and an auction company claiming state government's ownership over the two antique idols stolen 50 years ago from a temple in the state.
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After 10 Idols Stolen From Temple, Maharashtra Seeks Tamil Nadu Cops' help
The police in Maharashtra's Jalna will take the help of Tamil Nadu police to solve the theft of idols from a Ram temple in the district, a senior official said on Saturday.
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3 Stolen Antique Idols Traced To US Museums
Three antique idols, including one of Kalinganarthana Krishna, stolen from a temple in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu have been traced to museums/ auction houses in the USA, the Idol Wing CID said on Thursday.
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Thieves Return UP Idols After Nightmares, Leave Letter For Priest: Cops
Thieves returned 14 stolen 'ashtadhatu' idols to the priest of an ancient Balaji temple in Uttar Pradesh'sChitrakootclaiming they were having nightmares after committing the crime, police said on Monday.
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500-Year-Old Hanuman Idol Stolen From Tamil Nadu In 2012 To Be Returned
An idol of Lord Hanuman that was stolen a decade ago from Tamil Nadu and smuggled abroad would be repatriated to India soon, Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Wednesday.
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Stolen 1,200-Year-Old Buddha Statue Recovered In Italy After 20 Years
The Indian consulate in Milan on Friday said a "very special" 'Avalokiteshwara Padamapani' idol has been recovered over 20 years after it was smuggled out of India.
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From Nagapattinam To Netherlands: Cops Recover Stolen Shiva Devotee Idol
Tamil Nadu Police's Idol Wing has stopped the auction of an antique, dating to the 11th or 12th century, at the European Fine Arts Exhibition in Maastricht in the Netherlands.
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UP Man Goes To Police Over Stolen Temple Idols, Turns Out He Was The Thief
A man who had lodged a complaint about the stolen ancient idols from the Ram-Janaki temple in the Padri police station area of Mirzapur has turned out to be the thief, police said on Saturday.
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Oxford University To Return Stolen 500-Year-Old Bronze Idol To India
The museum says that it was alerted to the origins of the ancient statue by an independent researcher in November last year
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US Returns Ancient 'Shiva Triad', Other Stolen Artefacts To Cambodia
New York prosecutors said Friday they had returned to Cambodia and Indonesia 30 antiquities that were looted, sold or illegally transferred by networks of American dealers and traffickers.
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S Jaishankar Presides Over Repatriation Of 2 Stolen Idols In UK
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday presided over a repatriation ceremony in London for two 8th-century temple idols stolen from India and discovered in England recently.
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150-Year-Old Idol Stolen From Jharkhand Temple Recovered, Accused Arrested
A precious idol that was stolen from a 150-year-old temple in Jharkhand's Palamu district was recovered from Garwah district on Monday after the prime accused in the case was arrested from Delhi, police said.
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10 Kg Ghee, Idol's Crown Stolen From Temple In Delhi's Vasant Kunj: Cops
A crown atop the god's idol in a temple was stolen in the early hours of Saturday in the Vasant Kunj area of the national capital, Delhi Police said on Saturday.
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2 Arrested For Stealing 300-Year-Old Hanuman Idol In Tamil Nadu
Two persons, who stole an antique idol of Lord Hanuman from a temple in Patteeswaram in Kumbakonam, were arrested and the stone idol was recovered from them, the Tamil Nadu Idol Wing CID said on Saturday.
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French Auction House Halts Sale Of Nataraj Idol As Tamil Nadu Flags Issue
Well-known international auctioning house Christies in France has halted the sale of a 500-year-old Nataraj idol, stolen from a Tamil Nadu temple in 1972, after the state police flagged the issue.
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Tamil Nadu Seeks Return Of Stolen Idols From US Museum
The Tamil Nadu idol wing CID on Tuesday said it has written to a US-based Museum and an auction company claiming state government's ownership over the two antique idols stolen 50 years ago from a temple in the state.
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After 10 Idols Stolen From Temple, Maharashtra Seeks Tamil Nadu Cops' help
The police in Maharashtra's Jalna will take the help of Tamil Nadu police to solve the theft of idols from a Ram temple in the district, a senior official said on Saturday.
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3 Stolen Antique Idols Traced To US Museums
Three antique idols, including one of Kalinganarthana Krishna, stolen from a temple in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu have been traced to museums/ auction houses in the USA, the Idol Wing CID said on Thursday.
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Thieves Return UP Idols After Nightmares, Leave Letter For Priest: Cops
Thieves returned 14 stolen 'ashtadhatu' idols to the priest of an ancient Balaji temple in Uttar Pradesh'sChitrakootclaiming they were having nightmares after committing the crime, police said on Monday.
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500-Year-Old Hanuman Idol Stolen From Tamil Nadu In 2012 To Be Returned
An idol of Lord Hanuman that was stolen a decade ago from Tamil Nadu and smuggled abroad would be repatriated to India soon, Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Wednesday.
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Stolen 1,200-Year-Old Buddha Statue Recovered In Italy After 20 Years
The Indian consulate in Milan on Friday said a "very special" 'Avalokiteshwara Padamapani' idol has been recovered over 20 years after it was smuggled out of India.
