Statement giving details of theft of antiquities from Centrally Protected Monuments/Sites/Museums maintained by the

Archaeological Survey of India during last five years from 2010-2014.

2010

Sl.

No.

State Name of

Monument/Sites &

District

Description of object

Date of theft

Action

taken

Status

1. West

Benga

l

Hazarduari Palace

Museum,

Murshidabad

3 nos. valuable

Silver antiquities

objects namely

"Alam Panja"

from Religious

gallery of

Hazarduari Palace

Museum.

11.08.2010

Photograph

is available

Sl. No 1a,b,c

F.I.R

lodge

d

Not recovered.

2. Rajast

han

Kaner-Ki-Putli

Temple, Distt.

Bhilwara

Four armed

seated female

deity

26 &

27.08.2010

Photograph

is available

Sl. No 2

F.I.R

lodged

Not recovered.

3. Rajast

han

Kaner-Ki-Putli

Temple, Distt.

Bhilwara

A stone sculpture

along with two

small sculpture

3rd & 4th

.11.2010

Photogra-

phs are not

available

As and

when

photograph

s of stolen

object

available

with us it

will be

uploaded

on the

website.

F.I.R

lodged

Not recovered.

YEAR 2011

Sl. No.

State Name of

Monument/Sit

es & District

Description of object Date of theft

Action

taken Status

1. Andhra

Pradesh Sivalayam

temple of Old

Vishnu and

Mukteswara

Swamy temple

complex,

Peddamudiya

m, YSR

Kadapa

district

A nandi

sculpture Photograph is not

available

17th -18th

May, 2011

F.I.R lodged Not recovered.

2. Andhra

Pradesh Mahamandap

a in

Soumyanatha

Swamy

Temple,

Nandaluru,

YSR Kadapa

district

Stone bud

portion

(flower

decoration)

3.6.2011

Photograph is

available Sl.

No. 1

F.I.R lodged Not recovered.

3. Madhya

Pradesh Dharmrajesha

war Temple

and Buddhist

Caves Village

Chandwasa

tehsil Garoth

Distt.

Mandsour

The sculptural

panel termed

as

Dashavatara

contains 9

avataras and

one figure of

Vishnu

(1.56x0.74cm

x0.21 cm in

dimensions)

Sand stone

6th-7th

September,

2011

Photograph is

available Sl.

No. 2

F.I.R.

lodged Recovered in two parts. But central portions of

the panel showing the standing figure of Vishnu is

still not recovered

Year-2012 Sl. No.

State Name of

Monument/Si

tes & District

Description of

object

Date of

theft Acti

on

tak

en

Status

1. Assam Figures of

Ganesa, Siva-

Lingas, Four-

handed

Bhairabi,

Miniature

Sikhara

Shrines,

Figures of

‘Narakasur’,

Two-handed

‘Bhairabi’,

Stone

gateway,

Dancing

Bhairava

(locally

known as

Balabhairava

) engraved on

rock at

Kamakhya

Hill,

Guwahati

Dist.

Kamrup,

Assam

Fragment of an

architectural

member appears

to be a

miniature

sikhara part

measuring

approximately

42cm in length,

27.5 cm in

breadth & 19

cm in height is

crowned by an

amlaka with a

socket. Lower

part has two

circular

moldings which

are damaged

partially

13-6-

2012

Photogr

aph of

only

miniatur

e sikhara

is

available

Sl. No. 1

F.I.R.

lodged Not recovered

2. Tamil Nadu Teppakulam

urani,

Madarapatti,

Kulathur

Taluk,

District

Pudukottai

stone idols of

Brahma and

Ambal from the

centrally

protected

monuments at

idls in the

southern bund

of Teppakulam

urani

28.6.201

2

Photogr

aph is

available

Sl.No. 2

F.I.R.

lodged Not recovered

3. Chhattisgar

h

Mahadev

Temple Pali,

District,

Korba

Stone Idoles of

Brahma &

Shiva (Natraja)

a

b

01.9.201

2

Photogr

aph is

available

Sl. No. 3

a,b

F.I.R.

lodged

Not recovered

4. Rajasthan Temple near

Chandrabhag

a

Jhalrapatan,

District

Jhalawad

Stone sculpture

of Shiva And

Parvati

26&27-

11-2012

Photogr

aph is

available

Sl. No. 4

F.I.R.

lodged

Not recovered

5. Delhi Indian War

Memorial

Museum, Red

Fort ,Delhi

A Dagger with

Ivory handle

21-12-

2012

Photogr

aph is

available

Sl. No. 5

F.I.R.

lodged

Not recovered

year 2013.

Sl. No.

State Name of

Monument/Si

tes & District

Description of object

Date of theft Action taken Status

1. Karnataka Fortress &

Renuka Devi

Temple,

Chandragutti

Soraba

Taluk,

District

Shimoga,

Karnataka

Stone sculpture of

eight handed

Mahishasuramardini

made of chloritic

schist, standing in

tribhanga posture.

12.01.2013

Photograph is

available Sl. No.

1

F.I.R. lodged Not recovered

2. Karnataka Sri

Vaidyeshwar

a Temple,

Talakad

District,

Mysore

Sculpture of four

handed

Dakshinamoorty made

of granite with

Prabhavali, seated

upon a lotus throne in

ardhaparyanka

mudra.

03.2.2013

Photograph is

available Sl. No.

2

F.I.R. lodged Not recovered

3. Chhattisgarh Excavated

Tivardev

Buddhist

Monastery,

Sirpur,

District

Mahasmunda

,

Chhattisgarh

Seated image in

lalitasan posture

built on the soft

stone. The left hand

of the image is

straightly kept on the

left knee whereas

right hand is holding

a bowl.

17.3.2013

Photograph is

available Sl. No.

3

F.I.R. lodged Not recovered

4.

Karnataka

Mallikarjuna

Temple,

Basaral,

District

Mandya.

Shivlinga

13.5.2013

Photograph is

available Sl. No.

4

F.I.R. lodged

Not recovered

5. Karnataka Bucheswara

Temple,

Koravangala,

Hassan

Taluk,

Hassan

District.

Seated Chaturbhuja

Ganesha in Hoysala

style of art datable to

late 12th century AD.

Ganesha is in Ardha

lalitasana, four

armed bearing danta,

ankusha, pushpa and

modaka patra. The

sculpture is

exuberantly

decorated with

jewellery.

11-12-10-2013

Photograph is

available Sl. No.

5

F.I.R. lodged Not recovered

year 2014.

Sl. N

o.

State Name of

Monument/Sites &

District

Description of object

Date of theft Action taken Status

1. Karnataka Image of Durga from

the premises of

Panchalingeswara

Temple, Govindanahalli,

K.R.Pete Taluk,

Mandya district,

Karnataka.

Stone sculpture of

eight armed

Mahishamardini

(Durga). The deity

bears trident, sword,

chakra, arrow, bell,

shield and bow as

weapons. She is shown

pushing the human

form of demon in her

lower left hand. The

sculpture is made of

grey soap stone.

Photograph

Sl. No. 1

07.03.2014

F.I.R. lodged

Not recovered

2. Karnataka One broken granite

Shivalinga from Shiva

temple, Thimmalapur,

Hospet taluk, Bellary

Dist, Karnataka, a

centrally protected

monument- reg.

Broken Stone (granite)

Shivalinga

Photograph

Sl. No. 2 A & B

18th-19th

.06.2014

F.I.Rlodged Not recovered

3. Karnataka One black granite stone

Nandi fixed to the

Bharateswara subshrine

of Ramalingaeswara

temple complex Avani,

Mulbangal taluk, Kolar

district, Karnataka, a

Centrally Protected

Monument

one black granite stone

Nandi

18-19.07.2014

F.I.R. lodged

Not traceable yet.

Photograph

Sl. No. 4 A &B

4. Bihar Sculpture of Jain

Tirthanker (Mahavira)

made of stone (granite)

from the premises of

Jain Shrine Temple

Rajgir a centrally

protected monument

sculpture of Jain

Tirthanker in sitting

posture in dhyan

mudra (Mahavira)

Photograph Sl. No. 5

30-31.07.2014

F.I.R. lodged

Not recovered

5. Karnataka Two Schist Stone

Sculptures from

Nageswar temple,

Mosale, Hassan taluk,

Hassan district

Karnataka, centrally

protected monument.

Two Schist Stone

Sculptures of

Sarasawati and

Mahisasuramard-ini

Photograph

Sl. No. 6 A & B

13-14.09.2014

F.I.R. Lodged Not recovered

Reference

Statement giving details of theft of antiquities from Centrally Protected Monuments/Sites/Museums maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India In the year 2015

1. Karnataka Theft of one

schist stone

Yaksha sculpture

from

Bhimesheshwara

temple at

Neelgunda,

Harappanahalli

Taluk,

Davangere

district,

Karnataka a

centrally

protected

monument.

schist stone Yaksha

sculpture

26 April

2015

F.I.R. Lodged Not

recovered

2.

Orissa Theft of one

sculpture of

Trivikrama

(Locally called

Bali Vamana)

from the

premises of

Varahanatha

temple, Jajpur,

Orissa, a

centrally

protected

monument.

sculpture of

Trivikrama

(Locally called

Bali

18 May

2015

F.I.R. Lodged Not

recovered