About a dozen famous diamonds that were discovered from the Krishna river basin during the Qutub Shahi period too are housed in museums in France, the UK, Iran, and the USA. The remaining are scattered across various museums in the world including Singapore and France. "The Centre earlier made it clear that since these objects were shifted out of India before Independence, they do not fall under the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. "We can claim rights over objects stolen from India. In the case of Amaravati sculptures and other artefacts they were documented by the British before transporting them to London.
