An ‘ashtadhatu’ Nataraj idol worth Rs 1.8 crore was recovered from Sujauli area on Indo- Nepal border in Bahraich, UP and a person arrested in connection with it, police said on Monday.
A joint team of police and SSB arrested Deen Dayal Chowdhury on Sunday when he entered the Indian side from Nepal with the idol, they said.
The idol is stated to be worth about Rs 1.8 crore in the international market.
During interrogation, the accused revealed that he was taking the idol to Delhi from Kathmandu. Probe is on in the matter.
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