Nepalese SAARC monument stolen during police shift change
07 Dec 2011, 5:09 PM
Eleanor Johnstone
Nepal’s monument, a gift to the Maldives in commemoration of the 2011 SAARC summit, was stolen today around 1:00pm during a police shift change, authorities have confirmed.
Police were to guard the monument until 6:00pm, and it was confirmed present at noon today. It has not been seen since.
“The police were on duty until 12:00pm today,” said Police Sub-Inspector Ahmed Shiyam. “The monument was taken when the police shift changed.”
Shiyam said police have launched an investigation, but could not provide detail at the present time.
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