two nabbed for heritage manhole covers theft
Chandigarh, Nov. 12 -- Days after four manhole covers - now confirmed to be heritage items designed by Chandigarh's master planner Le Corbusier - went missing from Sector 45-C, police arrested two men and recovered the stolen items from their possession.
The city has over 2,000 original cast-iron covers, designed by Corbusier, and most of these installed in the heritage sectors (Sectors 1 to 30).
Their value came to light in November 2010, when a Paris-based auction house, Artcurial, sold one such cover for Rs.10 lakh. Subsequently, several covers began going missing from the city.
The accused in the fresh case have been identified as Raja Ram, 24, a resident of Phase 2, Mohali, and Mukesh, 32, of Attawa village in Sector 42, Chandigarh. They were arrested on Tuesday.
The case was registered on November 7 following a complaint by Davinder Singh, president of the block welfare association, Sector 45-C. htc...
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