Sotheby's Sells Stolen Indian Antiques?

The antique trade world was shaken up at the recent arrest of an Indian smuggler that is likely to lead to an investigation of the British auction house Sotheby's. Operation Blackhole carried out by Indian police has identified some icons listed in Sotheby's catalogues as having been stolen from a temple in Udaipur in the 1960s, says the Hindustan Times. Read full report and discuss it here. Before that, you may check out some Ganesha statues, Nataraja sculptures and Krishna idols on this site.