Five bronze idols stolen from an ancient temple in India's Tamil Nadu state were recovered from smugglers who were trying to sell the statues for INR 150 Million ($1.50 million), an official said on Wednesday.
When the state's police specializing in idol cases came to know about the heist, a special law enforcement team carried out an undercover operation in which they disguised themselves as buyers and nabbed the smugglers.
A police officer told the Indian news agency IANS that four individuals were apprehended in connection with the case, and five bronze idols were seized from them.