Sources from Thanjavur, Tamilnadu have stated that the police have started investigation to locate the missing icons of Raja Raja Cholan and his wife Lokamadevi, from the Big temple here about 50 years back, after registering a case in the Thanjavur west police station.
Meanwhile according to sources the icons-both believed to be worth Rs 100 crore might have been stolen from the temple some 50 years back, police said, adding, “as they have information that they have not been moved out of the country we are sure of locating them in other states within the country.”
Further as part of the investigation, the police made inquiries with
historians, epigraphs and archaeologists of the town (Thanjavur) and got
information on Saturday. T. Senthil Kumar, Thanjavur SP, told “They are making
inquiries. We will let you know when there is a development”. Moreover
incidentally, several icons missing from Big temple have come to light, as much
as some have been found now.
