Stolen Krishna idol found in America: missing from Tamil Nadu temple in 1966

Stolen Krishna idol found in America: missing from Tamil Nadu temple in 1966, India will demand its return

Dec 9, 2022 - 19:46
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Stolen Krishna idol found in America: missing from Tamil Nadu temple in 1966

The idol of Lord Krishna, which was stolen from a temple in Tamil Nadu in 1966, has been found in a museum in America. This ancient idol of Lord Krishna dancing was from the Chola period. During the investigation by the state idol department CID, it was found that 6 idols were stolen from Sri Ekantha Ramaswamy Temple in Rameswaram. One of these idols of Lord Krishna has been found in the Indianapolis Museum of Art in America. Efforts are now being made to bring the idol back to India. The executive officer of the temple, G Narayani, had given a complaint on November 23 that in 1966, more than three ancient idols were stolen from the temple. Investigating which the idol department CID got this success.
The idols stolen near the temple had no photographs. In such a situation, the police extracted photographs of the idols of the temple from the photo archive of the French Institute of Puducherry. Seeing the photo, it was found that in 1958 there were 12 metal idols in the temple. Out of which 6 idols were stolen. During the investigation, the police searched the websites of museums around the world. During this, a photo similar to the idol of Lord Krishna dancing was found on the website of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Experts found that it was a photo of the stolen statue and that the statue was bought by the museum. Now CID is trying to trace the remaining five idols.
Legal documents are being prepared to prove the ownership of the stolen idol. Soon they will be handed over to the US government and a demand will be made to return the statue. DGP Jayanth Murali has praised his team for locating Murthy within two weeks and preparing the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty and has announced a medal. Other idols stolen include two of Lord Vishnu, two of Bhudevi and one of Sridevi. Now attention will be paid to their detection.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Writer