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Appeal as rare Indian statues stolen from garden

News imageCambs Police A bronze statue of an Indian woman is placed among pink flowers in a garden. She is designed as if wearing ornate clothing and looking at herself in a mirror. There are shrubs behind her and a trellis fence.Cambs Police
Two statues were taken from the garden of a house earlier this year

Police are appealing for information after two rare Indian statues were stolen from a house.

The bronze statues were taken from Church Lane, Sutton, near Ely, between 26 and 29 April.

They are replicas of statues dating back to the Chola period, a dynasty originating from Southern India, between the ninth and 13th centuries and were handcrafted in Tamil Nadu.

A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson said: "The victim would just like his statues back as they mean a lot to him. If anyone has seen the statues for sale on social media or at car boot sale, [we] would urge them to get in touch with us."

News imageCambs Police A bronze statue of an Indian woman is placed among shrubs in a garden. She is designed as if wearing ornate clothing and looking at herself in a mirror.Cambs Police
The statues are replicas of ancient Indian ones

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