Buddha statue stolen

A statue of Goutam Buddha was stolen from Buddha Bihar at Biakhara village under Thakurgaon Sadar upazila early yesterday. Police and locals said criminals took away the statue weighing about 250Kg by breaking grill of a window of the Buddha Bihar. Laxmi Narayan Urao, president of Thakurgaon Buddha Bihar Samity, lodged a complaint with Sadar Police Station yesterday noon. Officer-in Charge Feroz Khan said police is conducting drive at different places at the village and its adjacent areas to recover the statue.