Ashmolean Museum in Oxford to return stolen Thirumangai Alwar idol purchased by it in 1967: T.N. police
A rare variant bronze statue of saint-poet Thirumangai Alwar, worth several crores of rupees, will be repatriated from Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, to Tamil Nadu, after it was found that it was stolen from a temple in the State between 1957 and 1967, the Idol Wing CID (IWCID) of the Tamil Nadu Police said.
29 Nov 08:53 · The Hindu