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Stolen Artefacts

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Tamil Nadu: As Pon Manickavel’s Idol Wing wades through legal and bureaucratic delays, hundreds of seized artefacts lie in the open

OpIndia Staff -
The artefacts include centuries-old stone sculptures, idols, stone pillars, wooden artefacts, 'Vahanas' or ritual vehicles, and other antiquities. They have been lying in the premises of CBI-CID's Economic Offences Wing in Chennai.
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ASI identifies Indian artefacts seized from art smuggler Subhash Kapoor in USA, could be brought back to India

OpIndia Staff -
The artefacts were stolen by art smuggler Subhash Kapoor. He was arrested and extradited from Germany. Currently is locked up in Trichy prison
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London authorities return 12th century Buddha statue missing form Nalanda

OpIndia Staff -
The Buddha statue is one of the 14 statues that were stolen from Nalanda museum in 1961
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Maa Durga’s homecoming: American museum all set to return 2 idols found to be of Indian origin

Jhankar Mohta -
PM Modi is the first Indian head of govt to demand stolen Indian heritage from the U.S, Canada, Germany, and other countries.
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British Museum shares image of sandstone sculpture of Harihara, Indians demand it is returned back

Jhankar Mohta -
Not just the Kohinoor, there are several other artefacts that were also stolen by the British from India
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Tamil Nadu in talks with National Gallery of Australia to get back 7 stolen ancient idols

OpIndia Staff -
The state government has initiated the process of getting back the stolen idols.
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