India is known as ‘ sone ki chidiya’ and people in India continue to
make effort to preserve the resources left right now. But there have
been many incidents regarding robberies and thefts that caused a lot of
damage to the heritage of our country.
So let’s check out those 10 times when India lost precious things to robberies and thefts
1. Some burglars stole personal belongings of the Mir Osman
Ali Khan from the Nizam’s Museum in Hyderabad that included gold tiffin
box, a spoon studded with rubies, diamonds and some emeralds and a cup
and saucer of precious metals.
2. The Patiala necklace got stolen from the royal treasury
of Patiala in the year 1948, the necklace had 2930 diamonds in it and
was the world’s most expensive jewelry.
3. Statues worth $4,50,000 were stolen and found in the U.S which belonged to Jain and Hindu deities.
4. Buddha statue was stolen from a museum situated in
Nalanda which was from the 12th century. It was found in London and
recently returned to India this year by U.K.
5. Precious silverware got stolen from the Ranjit Vilas Palace in Morbi, Gujarat worth Rs.8 lakhs.
6. 2kg of gold got stolen from Khas Bagh Palace in Rampur in 1980, this was one of the biggest robberies in India.
7. Two housekeepers stole the gold dagger from Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in Delhi and later discovered.
8. Precious antiques were stolen from the Pratap Vilas Palace situated in Jamnagar, Gujarat worth Rs.4 crore.
9. Shiva’s stone idol stolen and trafficked out of India and it’s worth was Rs.2 crore.
10. Nataraja’s idol worth $5.1 million got stolen which
belonged to the Chola dynasty which was kept in a temple in Tamil Nadu.
However, it has returned now.
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