Gold-plated Hindu statuette stolen in Nepal
KATHMANDU: A 300-year-old gold-plated statuette of a Hindu god was stolen from the ancient town of Patan on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, police said on Sunday.
The figure of the Laxminarayan deity was taken last week from Patan’s Durbar Square, part of the Kathmandu Valley UNESCO world heritage site, police inspector Ramesh Parajuli said. “The gold-plated idol was the major tourist attraction of Patan Durbar Square. It is still unclear how it disappeared,” Parajuli told AFP. The robbers removed the nine-inch tall statuette from a traditional stone water sprout in a palace courtyard. “It went missing while the renovation works were being carried out. We are investigating the incident,” the police officer said.
Durbar Square at Patan is famous for exquisite sculptures and woodcarvings. afp
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