Budgam 31Aug; Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said it recovered an old sculpture from a house of an individual in Khansahib area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district.In a statement to , Officers team of department of Archives, Archaeology & Museums, J&K Government were called for examination of the recovered sculpture and who reported to District Police Office Budgam today and established that the said sculpture is the sculpture of goddess Durga which dates back roughly to 7th-8th AD (about 1200 years old).The sculpture is 12”x
08” carved in a black stone. This sculpture is of goddess Durga seated on a lion throne along with 04 attendants.The said recovered sculpture was handed over formally to Shri Mushtaq Ahmad Beigh Deputy Director Department of Archives, Archaeology & Museums J&K Government and his team by Shri Tahir Saleem Khan-JKPS, SSP Budgam in presence of Shri Gowhar Ahmad-JKPS ASP Budgam, Shri Aftab Awan-JKPS SDPO Khansahib and other Police/Civil officers through proper handing / taking over.Pertinent to mention that the said sculpture was found from river Jhelum at Pandrethan Srinagar by laborers who were extracting sand from river on 13th August 2021 .(CNS)
