The hunt for missing idols and figurines from temples has, over the last few months, turned into a bitter clash between two arms of the government – the Idol Wing of the Crime Branch CID and the HR&CE Department. The arrest of senior HR&CE officials has brought matters to a head. Charges of ‘bullying’ and rebuttals of ‘zero bias’ are flying thick and fast.

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