Alton Yan, Authorities in New York return more than 650 looted antiquities, valued at nearly $14m, to India, 20 May 2026
The objects were recovered through investigations into trafficking networks, including those linked to convicted smuggler Subhash Kapoor and trafficker Nancy Wiener.
The office of Manhattan District Attorney (DA) Alvin Bragg announced late last month that it had returned 657 antiquities, collectively valued at nearly $14m, to Indian authorities. The pieces were recovered through several ongoing investigations into criminal trafficking networks and handed over at a ceremony at India’s consulate in New York City. Some of the objects recovered were linked to the smuggling networks of the convicted traffickers Subhash Kapoor and Nancy Wiener.