Tk 3.5 cr venom, touchstone statues seized

Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) seized two pounds of venom and two black touchstone idols of Hindu goddesses worth Tk 3.50 crore from Natore on Tuesday.

The venom worth about Tk one crore contained in a bottle was found in an abandoned condition in the Duttapara Degree College field.

The idols, one weighing 162 kiligrams and the 71 kilograms, worth about 2.50 crore were recovered from near a temple in Dighapatiya area.

But none could be arrested, they said.