Mangalore: DCIB Recovers Antique Idol of Gommateswara Worth Rs 20 Lac
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (RS/CN)
Mangalore, Jun 21: The District Crime and Intelligence Bureau (DCIB) recovered an idol of Gommateshwara worth Rs 20 lac and arrested the man planning to sell it on Saturday June 20.
Abdul Rahiman (29), resident of Badriya Manzil in Tumbay at Bantwal taluk, had in his possession the idol which is made of five metals.
Two other persons, Shabeer Kukkaje and Razak Kukkaje, who escaped while the police were chasing the car in which they were all travelling.The car was also seized.
The police team chased the car and seized it at Talapady in Bantwal taluk.
The idol is an antique weighing 22.7 kg. H N Venkatesh Prasanna, inspector, DCIB, said, “The arrested person is only the seller while the main accused are still to be traced”. He added that the owners of the idol can contact the DCIB police station.
“It is believed that the idol might date back 500 years”, he said. The team from the DCIB involved in this operation was directed by senior police officials.