AGRA, INDIA, February 16, 2016 (Times of India): In a sensational robbery, a statue of Shesh Nag, made of ashtdhatu (a combination of eight metals- gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, tin, iron and mercury), which was installed by President Dr. Pranab Mukherjee at Chandrodaya Temple at Vrindavan in November 2014, was reportedly stolen on Monday night.
According to the PRO of the temple, Anant Veer Das, the robbery was discovered on Tuesday morning and the police were informed about it. Das said the police suspect the involvement of some locals and they were probing that angle. He refused to comment on the price of the statue.
According to temple officials, Dr. Mukherjee had installed the statue of Shesh Nag (a five headed-snake that stands with its fangs open over the head of Lord Vishnu) during the foundation laying ceremony of the temple in Nov 2014. Once constructed, the Lord Krishna’s Chandrodaya temple is expected to be thrice as the height of 238 foot-high Qutub Minar and it would cost around US$44 million.