The Hindu·2 min read·medium
Idol Wing CID foils ₹7-crore antique idol smuggling bid in Cuddalore, arrests five
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R. Sivaraman
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Police in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district arrested five individuals for attempting to smuggle three antique metal idols valued at ₹7 crore. The suspects had damaged the idols to test their gold content before being intercepted by the Idol Wing-CID.
The officers of the Idol Wing-CID police foiled an illegal idol-smuggling attempt near Sethiathope in Cuddalore District, resulting in the arrest of five persons and the seizure of three antique metal idols, valued at ₹7 crore.
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