US returns antiquities to India in stolen art investigation

This bronze Shiva Nataraja, valued at $4 million, is one of 248 antiquities that were returned to India by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Image courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
This bronze Shiva Nataraja, valued at $4 million, is one of 248 antiquities that were returned to India by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Image courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
This bronze Shiva Nataraja, valued at $4 million, is one of 248 antiquities that were returned to India by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Image courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.

NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. authorities returned about 250 antiquities to India on October 28 in a long-running investigation of a stolen art scheme. The items, worth an estimated $15 million, were handed over during a ceremony at the Indian Consulate in New York. The centerpiece is a bronze Shiva Nataraja valued at $4 million, authorities said.

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