French firm cancels sale of 500-yr-old Nataraj idol stolen from TN temple

Well-known international auctioning house Christies in France has halted the sale of a 500 year-old Nataraj idol, stolen from a Tamil Nadu temple in 1972, after the state police flagged the issue.......

Goddess Parvati idol worth Rs 1.6 cr found in US after 50 years

An idol of Goddess Parvati, which went missing from the Nadanapureshwarar Sivan Temple at Thandanthottam, Kumbakonam, half a century ago, was traced to New York, said the Tamil Nadu Idol Wing CID......

International idol smuggler Subhash Kapoor, aides convicted, get 10 years in jail

A trial court in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam on Tuesday convicted international antique dealer Subhash Chandra Kapoor and five of his accomplices to 10 years imprisonment in the Udayarpalayam burglary......

How Subhash Kapoor was caught: A Timeline

A TimelineConstructed with inputs from Vijay Kumar, who investigates the illicit antiquities trade. 2007: In Mumbai, police/customs are tipped off that a consignment of rare antiques is being......