Budgam: Budgam police said that it recovered 12oo year old sculpture of goddess Durga from Khansahab area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam.
Police said that yesterday afternoon, upon a specific information, Budgam Police recovered one ancient sculpture from Khansahib area.
Accordingly, 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”x08” 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 Mushtaq Ahmad Beigh Deputy Director Department of Archives, Archaeology & Museums J&K Government and his team by Tahir Saleem Khan, SSP Budgam in presence of Gowhar Ahmad, ASP Budgam, Aftab Awan- 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 labourers who were extracting sand from river on 13 th August 2021. (KNT)
