Lucknow, March 11: Three persons were arrested with a statue of lord Buddha in Gorakhpur worth Rs 25 lakhs in international market, home department sources here said today.
On a tip off, three persons were arrested from Shivpur locality in Gulriha police station and recovered an ‘ashtdhatu’ (eight metals) statue, the sources said.
Two other members of the gang managed to escape, sources said, adding those arrested told police they had brought the statue from Nepal.
A case has been registered and investigations were on.
–Agencies