This story is from April 30, 2021

Smuggling of idols: 4 held

The West Champaran police claimed to have busted a gang involved in smuggling of idols of deities and artifice from Nepal following the arrest of four people, including two Nepalese, on Wednesday.
Smuggling of idols: 4 held
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PATNA: The West Champaran police claimed to have busted a gang involved in smuggling of idols of deities and artifice from Nepal following the arrest of four people, including two Nepalese, on Wednesday.
Police also recovered a statue of Lord Buddha, which was stolen from Nepal recently. The arrested foreigner nationals---Binod Khabas and Raju Rana--were stated to be residents of Sunder Basti under Thodi region in Nepal.
Bettiah SP Upendra Nath Verma said on Thursday that the police swung into action following a tip-off that the smugglers were dealing with a local gang to sell off a stolen statue.
Soon police conducted a raid at Devgarh village and arrested Mohit Kumar and his accomplice Manoj Kumar. The statue of Buddha, weighing 7.75 kg was made of astadhatu. During interrogation, the arrested smugglers confessed to the crime and disclosed the names of others members of the gang.
The SP said that the antecedents of the Nepalese nationals were being verified. "We are in touch with our counterparts in Nepal to extract more information about the international gang," he added.
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