Panchaloha idols recovered

Panchaloha idols recovered
x
Highlights

Rachakonda police on Wednesday arrested three persons near B N Reddy Nagar who were trying to sell stolen panchaloha idols.

Hyderabad: Rachakonda police on Wednesday arrested three persons near B N Reddy Nagar who were trying to sell stolen panchaloha idols.

The arrested have been identified as I Shiva Ram, M Nagaraju and R Shiva Kumar, all three native of Nagarkurnool district. Police recovered two idols of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha and Lakshmi Devi from their possession.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, L B Nagar, Tafseer Iqubal said the trio stole the idols made of panchaloha from a temple near Dindi in Nalgonda district recently and came to Hyderabad to sell them.

“Our teams got a tip off and nabbed the thieves while they were waiting at B N Reddy Nagar to meet the prospective buyer. The idols are worth around Rs 10 lakh in the open market,” the DCP said.

Show Full Article
Print Article
Next Story
More Stories
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENTS