Century old statue of Buddha stolen in Cox's Bazar
Wednesday, 10 October 2007
COX'S BAZAR, Oct 9 (UNB): Burglars stole a century old brass-made statue of Buddha from a temple of an indigenous group at Gorokghata in Maheshkhali Upazila early Monday.
Local people said a gang of burglars took away the precious statue weighing 150 Kg storming into the Gorokghata Rakhain temple at dead of night.
Due to heavy downpour the mendicant of the temple who was sleeping in an adjacent room did not sense the incident of burglary.
The police super Banoj Kumar Majumder said they were conducting combing operation in the nearby area to recover the precious statue.
Local people said a gang of burglars took away the precious statue weighing 150 Kg storming into the Gorokghata Rakhain temple at dead of night.
Due to heavy downpour the mendicant of the temple who was sleeping in an adjacent room did not sense the incident of burglary.
The police super Banoj Kumar Majumder said they were conducting combing operation in the nearby area to recover the precious statue.