January 22, 2010 02:45 pm | Updated December 17, 2016 04:26 am IST - VIJAYAWADA
Police Commissioner (in-charge) Mahesh M. Bhagwat briefs the press about the seizure of a Panchaloha idol of Mahavishnu with Sudarsana Chakra, believed to be of 16th century and estimated to carry a value of Rs.1 crore, on Thursday. Photo: Raju V.
The city police on Thursday seized a ‘panchaloha’ idol estimated to carry the market value of about Rs. 1 crore and arrested a five-member gang on the charge of tying to sell the idol.
The idol of lord Vishnu holding ‘Sudarshana Chakram’ of a height of one foot and a width of six inches was reportedly dug up from a place called Siddhavatam on Kadapa-Badwel route.
The officials estimated the value of the idol in the international market at about Rs. 1 crore.
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