France-bound 2 artefacts stolen from ZIA: Shipment delayed; French Embassy terms heist highly suspicious

Staff Reporter

Two rare invaluable terracotta statues of Hindu God Vishnu were stolen from the Zia International Airport on Friday as they were about to be shipped to Paris by a flight of Air France for exhibition at Guimet Museum in France.
Police arrested 12 employees of the National Museum, Civil Aviation Authority, Air France, airport ground handling operations, Ansar and the shipping agency for questioning.
Besides, police launched a combing operation at the airport and surrounding areas, including ponds and ditches employing divers of Bangladesh Navy to recover the invaluable artefacts.

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