The Tamil Nadu Idol Wing CID recovered four bronze idols besides a Tanjore painting concealed at a religious institution in Kumbakonam, police said on Thursday.During the search initiated following a complaint by Ram Niranjan and 20 others of Hindu Munnani, the Idol Wing sleuths found the bronze idols of Lord Nataraj, Goddess Sivakami with Thiruvachi ornamental arch, Ganesh with thiruvachi and pedestal, Bala Dhandayuthapani and Tanjore painting containing 63 Nayanmars and seized them Following the seizure, the idol wing registered a case based on the complaint of Inspector Indira.
According to a release here, following information that the man-Surendra- was attempting to sell antique idols including those of Lord Nataraj, Goddesses Amman and Parvathi, Nandhi, Buddha and Lord Ganesha, the DGP, Idol Wing, K Jayanth Murali, along with Inspector General of Police, Idol Wing, Dhinakaran and Superintendent of Police Ravi, immediately devised a plan to disguise the staff of the wing as prominent idol collectors and approach the broker.
Following his submission, the team seized the three idols and based on the complaint of Sub Inspector Thandayuthapani, the wing registered a case to trace the temples from where these idols were removed and kept in the almirah at Pannaka Parameswara Swamy temple, a release said.