Idol Theft

Two persons were arrested on Monday in connection with the theft of an idol and two crowns worth lakhs of rupees from a temple in Jharkhand's Palamu district last week, a senior police officer said.

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.

A suspected idol thief jumped into the Brahmani river in Kendrapara district to dodge the police that arrived at his house in connection with the theft case.

An idol was reportedly vandalised inside a temple in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district on Sunday, with police sources saying the attackers seemed to be looking for hidden treasure.

Five antique idols, estimated to be valued at around Rs 5 crore, have been stolen from an ancient temple located in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba district.

Seven people were arrested on Saturday in connection with the recent one-tonne ''Nandi'' idol theft from an ancient Shiva shrine in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, the police said.

Fifteen people were arrested on Saturday in connection to the recent theft of a 1000-kg ''Nandi'' idol from an ancient Shiva temple in East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, police said.

The issue pertains to three missing antique idols from the famous Kapaleeshawarar Temple, Mylapore.

The Madras High Court on Thursday reserved orders on petitions challenging a Tamil Nadu government order transferring the probe into idol theft cases to CBI as it orally observed that the decision amounted to contempt of court since a court-appointed team was investigating the matter.

TVS Motor Company's chairman Venu Srinivasan today moved the Madras High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with an idol theft case.

Tamil Nadu Police's Idol Wing on Friday gave an undertaking to the Madras High Court that it would not arrest TVS Motor Company's Chairman Venu Srinivasan, for a period of six weeks in connection with an idol theft case.

The 2,600-year-old idol of Lord Mahavir, stolen from a Jain temple eight days ago, was recovered near Bichhway village in Bihar's Jammui district today.

The theft of an ancient Jain idol from a village in Bihar has been handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered a probe into the theft of a 600 BC black stone idol of Lord Mahavira and asked police to ensure its quick recovery, officials on Sunday said.

Cracking the antique idol theft case within days, the city police on Monday arrested three persons and recovered the 2.5 foot dancing Nataraja idol, stated to be worth more than Rs 3 crore.

Two persons were arrested on Monday in connection with the theft of an idol and two crowns worth lakhs of rupees from a temple in Jharkhand's Palamu district last week, a senior police officer said.

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.

A suspected idol thief jumped into the Brahmani river in Kendrapara district to dodge the police that arrived at his house in connection with the theft case.

An idol was reportedly vandalised inside a temple in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district on Sunday, with police sources saying the attackers seemed to be looking for hidden treasure.

Five antique idols, estimated to be valued at around Rs 5 crore, have been stolen from an ancient temple located in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba district.

Seven people were arrested on Saturday in connection with the recent one-tonne ''Nandi'' idol theft from an ancient Shiva shrine in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, the police said.

Fifteen people were arrested on Saturday in connection to the recent theft of a 1000-kg ''Nandi'' idol from an ancient Shiva temple in East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, police said.

The issue pertains to three missing antique idols from the famous Kapaleeshawarar Temple, Mylapore.

The Madras High Court on Thursday reserved orders on petitions challenging a Tamil Nadu government order transferring the probe into idol theft cases to CBI as it orally observed that the decision amounted to contempt of court since a court-appointed team was investigating the matter.

TVS Motor Company's chairman Venu Srinivasan today moved the Madras High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with an idol theft case.

Tamil Nadu Police's Idol Wing on Friday gave an undertaking to the Madras High Court that it would not arrest TVS Motor Company's Chairman Venu Srinivasan, for a period of six weeks in connection with an idol theft case.

The 2,600-year-old idol of Lord Mahavir, stolen from a Jain temple eight days ago, was recovered near Bichhway village in Bihar's Jammui district today.

The theft of an ancient Jain idol from a village in Bihar has been handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered a probe into the theft of a 600 BC black stone idol of Lord Mahavira and asked police to ensure its quick recovery, officials on Sunday said.

Cracking the antique idol theft case within days, the city police on Monday arrested three persons and recovered the 2.5 foot dancing Nataraja idol, stated to be worth more than Rs 3 crore.