Antique idols of Indian deities worth nearly Rs 40 crore seized in Chennai
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The Idol Wing of Tamil Nadu Police arrested Javed Shah, a Chennai-based Kashmiri, for possessing an antique idol of Goddess Parvati. Shah was living in the tourist destination Mamallapuram, and was running a shop known as ‘Indian Cottage Emporium’ at a private resort. On instructions from Tamil Nadu’s Director General of Police, Sylendra Babu, searches were conducted on Javed’s premises on 24th December.