Stone sculpture recovered from Jhelum river handed over to archaeology dept (Picture credit: IANS)
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday handed over a stone sculpture of goddess Durga, recovered by a fisherman from the Jhelum river in Baramulla district, to the department of archives, archaeology and museums.Police said, fisherman Nazir Ahmad Latoo informed Sheeri police station on Thursday he had found the sculpture while fishing. The police took the artefact in its custody and kept it safely at the police station.Subsequently, police officials called experts from the archaeology department to examine it. After the sculpture was formally identified as that of goddess Durga, it was handed over to the archaeology department.The police said they are committed to protect the cultural heritage of J&K and urged people to promptly inform authorities about any discoveries of historical or archaeological significance.
