Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his gratitude to US President Joe Biden for the return of 297 antiquities that were trafficked from India.
The artefacts were stolen on the directions of jailed Indian-American art dealer Subhash Kapoor and American antiquities dealer Nancy Wiener. The antiquities were returned to Cambodia and Indonesia following probes into the trafficking networks of Kapoor and Wiener.
A total of 324 antiquities have been brought back to India during 2003-2023, according to the data shared by the minister.
According to the statement, "Five of the antiquities were seized according to the Office's investigation into Nancy Wiener, and one according to an investigation into Nayef Homsi."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Delhi from John F Kennedy International Airport late Saturday evening after completing his 4-day visit to America.
New York: A Honolulu museum has returned to American authorities seven rare antiquities believed to have been stolen from India and smuggled into the US by notorious art dealer Subhash Kapoor.The Honolulu Museum of Art
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