Raiders of our heritage

A single column space in newspapers on the recovery of two antique idols of Lord Mahavir, stolen from a south Indian temple and worth almost Rs 15 crore in the international market, would have escaped notice but for a few glaring facts. The stolen idols were being openly peddled outside the premises of a well-known temple in a posh south Delhi neighbourhood. The audacity with which these small-time thieves were operating while cocking a snook at the law is shocking

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