NEW YORK (TIP)- The US has returned 657 antiquities collectively valued at nearly $14 million to India, saying there is “more work to be done” to return stolen artifacts to the country. The return was announced by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday. The pieces were recovered following several investigations into trafficking networks, including those related to art dealer Subhash Kapoor and convicted trafficker Nancy Wiener.
The pieces were returned at an event attended by Consul Rajlakshmi Kadam from the Consulate General of India in New York. “The scale of the trafficking networks that targeted cultural heritage in India is massive, as demonstrated by the return of more than 600 pieces today,” Bragg said.
Consul General of India in New York, Binaya Pradhan, appreciated the sustained cooperation of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, the US Department of Homeland Security, and law enforcement agencies whose “continued vigilance,” he said, “made the return of these significant artifacts possible.”
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