The 41st battalion of the Sashastra Seema Bal seized three purported antique idols from a resident of Kharibari block from Panitanki on the India-Nepal border on Monday. They found the antique idols and seized those from him. They checked the idols and confirmed that the statues are antique,” said a source in the SSB. The India-Nepal border, sources said, is vulnerable to transportation of drugs, fake Indian currencies, antiques and foreign articles. “In recent times, a variety of seizures, ranging from red sandalwood to animal body parts to antiques, have been seized on the border.

Source: The Telegraph December 18, 2018 21:33 UTC