The officers of Idol Wing CID Police have seized seven high value metal idols which are suspected to be antiques at a handicrafts shop in Bommayarpalayam, Villupuram district near Puducherry.
The Idol Wing received information from a source that a shop dealing with handicrafts called Metal Crafts, located at Bommayarpalayam Kannika Garden, Villupuram district, was hoarding antique stolen metal idols of Tamilnadu for illegal sale.
A special team from the Idol Wing led by Deputy Superintendent of Police(DSP), M. Kathiravan conducted a search at the shop on September 17 after obtaining permission from the judicial magistrate. Director General of Police, Idol Wing CID K.Jayanth Murali supervised the search.
