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Idol theft & the case for a national loss register
However, this stolen art works database model should not become a provenance verification service and access to it must be strictly policed.
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PM Narendra Modi in September 2014 with the Sripuranthan Nataraja idol handed over by his then Australian counterpart Tony Abbott. (File Photo | PTI)
We saw how the statute of limitations was problematic in idol theft cases in the previous column. Let us look at what else courts currently focus on before deciding the time bar: a) Is the current owner truly a good faith purchaser and has he done proper due diligence?; b) Have the original owners been diligent in reporting thefts; and c) Have the original owners followed up in the search for their lost works?
We have seen how the market for Indian antiquities is not just demand-driven but is actually a derived demand in previous articles in this series on illicit trade in sculptures. The demand for robbing and looting sacred sites is dependent on the demand for unprovenanced antiquities by the ultimate consumers, the museums. Here, we delve further into the Australian system, which, with its unregulated purchases, has been a major contributor to this demand.
Strangely, this has not been picked up or covered by any of the due diligence or independent audits so far surprising since the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) is government-funded. It is pertinent to point out at the outset that the NGA due diligence report clearly says: “The attached documents include the steps taken at the time of purchase and any further information discovered following (dealer Subhash) Kapoor’s arrest”; the Crennan report’s terms of reference in context seem myopic: “The TOR for the Review (of the