Hyderabad, Aug 16 (PTI) Six persons were apprehended here, and a fake panchaloha idol of Goddess Lakshmi and a stone were seized from them, police said on Sunday.
They allegedly planned to sell the items by making false claims about their divine powers and fortune-bringing properties.
Police teams nabbed the six accused at Katedan on August 15 while they were allegedly attempting to sell the idol and the pink-coloured stone to prospective customers, DCP (Task Force) Gaikwad Vaibhav Raghunath said in a release.
The accused comprise four car drivers, a labourer and an astrologer.
One of the accused had acquired the fake idol in 2024 for Rs 10 lakh, police said, adding that they later formed a group to find prospective customers for the idol and the stone.
The accused, along with the seized material, were handed over to the SHO of Mailardevpally Police Station for further investigation, the release added.
Panchaloha refers to a sacred five-metal alloy traditionally used to craft Hindu temple idols and ritual icons. PTI VVK SSK
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