Stolen statue of Buddha recovered in Cox's Bazar
Friday, 12 October 2007
COX'S BAZAR, Oct 11 (UNB): The police recovered the stolen statue of century old brass-made statue of Buddha and also arrested a man from Putibila village in Moheskhali Upazila Wednesday.
Acting on a tip off, joint forces arrested Russell from his house in the village in the morning. As per his confessional statement, the team recovered the stolen statue dumped under the ground near a pond at Madhua Deil of the upazila.
On interrogation, Russell admitted that he along with four others - Ekram, Golam Hossain, Abdul Gafur and Nurul Islam -- stole the statue weighing 150-kg from the temple of an indigenous group at Boro Rakhainpara in the upazila on Sunday.
The police said they recovered the precious statue in beheaded condition. Russell was taken on a five-day remand, police said.
Acting on a tip off, joint forces arrested Russell from his house in the village in the morning. As per his confessional statement, the team recovered the stolen statue dumped under the ground near a pond at Madhua Deil of the upazila.
On interrogation, Russell admitted that he along with four others - Ekram, Golam Hossain, Abdul Gafur and Nurul Islam -- stole the statue weighing 150-kg from the temple of an indigenous group at Boro Rakhainpara in the upazila on Sunday.
The police said they recovered the precious statue in beheaded condition. Russell was taken on a five-day remand, police said.