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NEW DELHI, INDIA—IBN Live reports that Tony Abbot, Prime Minister of Australia, has handed over two statues to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a state visit. The “Nataraja Ardand,” housed at the National Gallery of Australia, and the “Ardhanarishvara,” at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, were looted from temples in India and allegedly sold to the museums by Manhattan art dealer Subhash Kapoor. He has been accused of selling hundreds of artifacts with forged proveniences to museums around the world. The investigation continues as Kapoor awaits trial in Chennai.
