TN based exporter arrested for attempting to export antique bronze idol
Bengaluru Mar 20 PTI A Tamil Nadu based exporter who attempted to export an antique bronze idol of lord Vishnu that is said to be more than hundred years old to Malaysia has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody customs and air cargo officials said on Sunday Based on specific intelligence the officers of Customs Intelligence Unit CIU Bengaluru Airport and Air Cargo Commissionerate intercepted a shipment in the International Courier Terminal that was attempted to be exported to Malaysia by a Tamil Nadu based exporter an official release said Noting that the goods were declared as a new bronze antique finish idol in the export documents it said the said idol was examined and certified by the authorized nominee of the Director General Archaeological Survey of India and assisted by a committee of experts as an antique as per Section 24 of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972 The exporter was arrested and remanded to judicial custody and further investigation is in progress PTI KSU ROH ROH
Bengaluru Mar 20 PTI A Tamil Nadu based exporter who attempted to export an antique bronze idol of lord Vishnu that is said to be more than hundred years old to Malaysia has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody customs and air cargo officials said on Sunday Based on specific intelligence the officers of Customs Intelligence Unit CIU Bengaluru Airport and Air Cargo Commissionerate intercepted a shipment in the International Courier Terminal that was attempted to be exported to Malaysia by a Tamil Nadu based exporter an official release said Noting that the goods were declared as a new bronze antique finish idol in the export documents it said the said idol was examined and certified by the authorized nominee of the Director General Archaeological Survey of India and assisted by a committee of experts as an antique as per Section 24 of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972 The exporter was arrested and remanded to judicial custody and further investigation is in progress PTI KSU ROH ROH
