Sand sculptor booked for idol theft

Mysuru: Sand sculptor Gauri has been arrested on charges of theft under the provisions of The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act for allegedly taking away an idol of Vishnu from Biligere village near Nanjangud. She has now been released by a local court, police stated.
According to Biligere police, Gauri, who runs a sand museum on Chamundi Hills road, had visited the village and taken away the ancient idol from a place of worship located outside the village.The issue came to light after the public noticed the disappearance of the idol on June 29, after which revenue officials filed a police complaint.
Police identified the movement of a car in the village and zeroed in on Gauri. She had kept the idol at her sand museum. Senior officers visited the museum and recovered the idol.
An officer said the idol is a muzrai property.