Diamond Studded Tea Cup, Gold Tiffin Box Worth Rs 50 Crore Stolen From Hyderabad's Nizam Museum
Burglars broke into the Nizam&rsquos Museum at Purani Haveli in Hyderabad and managed to flee with artifacts including a diamond-studded gold tiffin box. The heist which happened on Sunday night came to light on Monday morning when the museum staff noticed that the valuables on display were missing.
In a major breach, burglars broke into the Nizam¡¯s Museum at Purani Haveli in Hyderabad and managed to flee with artifacts including a diamond-studded gold tiffin box, a gold teacup, saucer, and spoon.
The heist which happened on Sunday night came to light on Monday morning when the museum staff noticed that the valuables on display were missing.
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According to police, the thieves broke into the third gallery of the museum through a wooden ventilator on the first floor and used a rope to scale down the wall.
The cops also suspect that the robbers were well aware of the museum's layout and locations of CCTV, which they had twisted to avoid detection.
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The artifacts belonged to the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII.
The tiffin box alone is said to be weighing two kilograms, and the cup, saucer, and spoon were studded with rubies, diamonds, and emeralds. The antiques could fetch up to Rs 50 crore at international auction.
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It was a gift that the 7th Nizam received on his 25th year as the ruler of the erstwhile princely state.
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The Hyderabad Police which has set up a 10-member team to probe the incident examined the CCTV visuals from the spot and found an unidentified man entering the museum through a wooden ventilator.
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