It is reported that the centuries-old Japanese bronze Buddha statue, valued at $1.5 million (approximately INR 12.5 crore), was stolen from an art gallery in Los Angeles last week. The Los Angeles Police Department has reported that the 250-pound (114 kg) bronze sculpture was stolen on September 18 from the Barakat Gallery in Beverly Grove, around 3:45 AM.
The heist was notably caught on CCTV. The surveillance footage shows the suspected thief purportedly gaining access by breaking through a driveway gate and employing a dolly to transport the statue onto a truck. The entire robbery lasted for around 25 minutes. Authorities were taken aback to witness that a lone thief managed to pull off this heist despite its weight.
