The Prime Minister said, "These antiquities of Indian origin had reached the international market through right or wrong paths, but America's decision to return them to India shows the emotional bond between the two nations."
Some of the objects being returned today include a Gandharan statute depicting a maitreya, or an enlightened form of the Buddha, which was looted from Pakistan, and smuggled by the trafficking network into New York County during the 1990s.
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): After the 15-years of investigation, US authorities returned 307 antiquities that were stolen by multiple smaller trafficking networks to India, valued at nearly 4 million Dollars, according to a press statement released on Monday.