Heritage theft: Inquiry officer gets relevant papers; probe within month [Chandigarh]
0 Comments | Times of India, The, Jul 26, 2010 | by Walia, Rajan
CHANDIGARH: The high-profile magisterial probe to look into theft and siphoning of valuable heritage paintings, drawings and furniture items, out of the city, seems to have gained momentum, with the officer concerned having procured relevant documents.
The inquiry is being conducted by SDM (east) Abhishek Dev following instructions from UT administrator Shivraj V Patil. The probe report is expected to come out within a month and feature names of many administration officials and city architects. Inquiries by The Times of India disclosed the investigating officer has got relevant records and documents associated with theft of objects relating to work of master architect Le Corbusier and his team of foreign and Indian architects.
He has already started talking to people related to this issue.
The inquiry officer also met Chandigarh’s first chief architect MN Sharma, who revealed to him names of many people supposed to be associated with frequent theft of heritage items from the city. These items were sold for millions in international auction houses in USA and France
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