Stolen Buddha Statue To Be Returned To India After Being Found At Antiques Fair
(WorldNews Netherlands)

A 12th-century statue of Buddha stolen from India nearly 60 years ago will be returned to the country after it was discovered at a trade fair in the Netherlands, The Guardian reported. The bronze sculpture was one of 14 statues ransacked from the Archaeological Museum in Nalanda, eastern India, in 1961. It is believed it changed hands several times over the years before eventually being sent to a London antiques dealer for sale. The sculpture was handed to the Indian high commissioner to the United Kingdom, YK Sinha, during a ceremony in London on Wednesday coinciding with India´s independence day celebrations. The statue was identified at a trade fair in March by members of the Association...