Techie among two arrested for trying to sell antique idols

The Jigani constabulary connected Wednesday arrested a 49-year-old bundle advisor and his subordinate - a realtor - for allegedly trying to commercialized antique ivory idols .

Based connected a tip-off from a subordinate of CARE, a metropolis based NGO, the constabulary caught the accused, identified arsenic Narendra Kumar Sharma and his subordinate Shabbir Ahmed, charging them nether assorted sections of Wildlife Protection Act.

Probe revealed that Sharma approached a mates - elder citizens from Gujarat, and convinced them to merchantability the antique idols they had for a bully price. The mates claimed that the idols are portion of their ancestral property, but agreed and handed implicit the antique idols to Sharma, who on with Shabbir started looking for prospective clients to merchantability the idols hoping to get a commission.

The constabulary person remanded the duo to judicial custody and further investigations are on.