Antique idols of Goddess Parvathi & Lord Shiva recovered in raid on art gallery near Chennai

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<strong>Acting swiftly on a tip-off, Tamil Nadu Police recovered three valuable antique idols worth Rs 2.5 crore that were stolen and illegally stored in an art gallery in Mamallapuram near Chennai last week.</strong></p>
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The three idols are a sitting Parvathi idol (weighing 8.4 kilograms); a dancing Shiva idol (7.5 kilograms) and a standing Parvathi idol (26.4 kilograms).</p>
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This news was shared by the Director General of Police (DGP) Jayanth Murali on Twitter wherein he congratulated the team for conducting the search and seizing the idols and also announced a cash reward of Rs 10,000 to the state police’s Idol Wing Crime Investigation Department.</p>
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I wish to congratulate my team for conducting a search operation and seizing 3 Antique idols from Mahabalipuram,i.e.1)Standing Parvati,2) Sitting Parvati and3) Dancing Shiva.DGP&HOPF has announced a money reward of ₹10000to the team for the excellent work.Kudos to the team👏👍💐 <a href="https://t.co/0Ez41YYEpk">pic.twitter.com/0Ez41YYEpk</a></p>
— Jayanth Murali IPS, DGP, Author of “42 Mondays” (@jayantmuraliips) <a href="https://twitter.com/jayantmuraliips/status/1522138202953244672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The CID sent their special team on receiving information that three valuable metal idols were illegally stored in ‘The Boutique’ – an art gallery. While searching the premises of this gallery, the team found three antique metal idols and seized them.</p>
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While no arrests have been made so far, the gallery owners have been told to furnish appropriate documents for these idols.</p>