A 'panchaloha' idol of Lord Shiva, estimated to be worth about Rs 4 crore, has been found from possession of three persons at a village about 60 km from here, police said.
The seizure was made late last night near Pandiyur village
in Tirupur district by a police patrol team and the trio has been arrested, they said.
Police said the two-kg Panchaloha idol - made of five different metals - was about eight inches in height.
They said one of the three arrested persons had made the
idol few year back and they had hit on the plan of bringing it to Chennai where it could fetch about Rs 4 crore.
One of them knew an idol buyer to whom it could be sold.
They were allegedly on their way to Chennai in a car when
they were nabbed and idol seized.
Police said the trio were being questioned to ascertain if
they had any links to Deenadayalan, the kingpin of an idol smuggling racket, which was busted on May 31 at Chennai.
