The idol wing of the Tamil Nadu police on Saturday seized a Fifteenth-century idol of Lord Vishnu value Rs 2 crore and arrested seven folks for making an attempt to promote the vintage statue.
Following a tip-off, the police, in coordination with Wings of Idols, launched a automobile search on the Thanjavur-Trichy Nationwide Freeway on Thursday, August 8. automobile, a 2.5-foot-tall idol of Lord Vishnu was recovered.
The arrested individuals have been recognized as Rajendran, Rajkumar, Dinesh, Jaishankar, Vijay, Harris and Ajitkumar. Preliminary investigation revealed that Dinesh’s father found the idol 12 years in the past whereas clearing mud from the banks of Tojuvur river.
As a substitute of reporting the invention, he saved the idol in a cowshed. After his father’s demise, Dinesh and his associates tried to promote the statue for Rs 2 crore. They had been caught whereas making an attempt to maneuver the idol.
Authorities suspect the idol could have been stolen from the temple. A case of theft has been registered below BNS Part 305(d) and the automobile used within the smuggling try has been seized. Additional investigation is ongoing.
In comparable incidents, Tamil Nadu Idol Wing finds six vintage idols value Rs 22 crore Early July this 12 months. Police arrested three individuals who claimed they discovered the idols whereas digging to construct a home.
