{"product_id":"murti-chor-hindi-edition","title":"MURTI CHOR (Hindi Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSubhash Kapoor, a New York-based antiques dealer whose stolen sculptures are displayed in every major museum in the world. In October 2011, when he presented his passport at immigration in Germany, Kapoor was unceremoniously taken into Interpol custody. India had issued a Red Corner Notice for his arrest weeks earlier after his audacity in stealing idols from two temples in Tamil Nadu was discovered. When US authorities raided Kapoors warehouses in New York, his shelves yielded a plethora of idols. They seized stolen Indian art worth at least $100 million! This was just a glimpse of Kapoors haul he was involved in this business for nearly four decades, and the true extent of his plunder is difficult to estimate. The US has declared Kapoor one of the worlds most profitable antiques smugglers. This is the astonishing and true story of Kapoors capture. Its told by a man who followed him for years and continues to track down the statues that passed through his hands. This book covers everything from conniving police officers to corrupt museum officials, cheating girlfriends, double-faced scholars to shady robbers and smugglers. Prepare to be shocked by the depredations committed by seemingly ordinary and well-behaved criminals in the temples of 21st-century India.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manjul Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45878355329222,"sku":"DADAX9390085667","price":21.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/9389\/1014\/files\/71DKBcBuKlL.jpg?v=1779692458","url":"https:\/\/ergodemedia.com\/products\/murti-chor-hindi-edition","provider":"Ergodemedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}