Mysuru: While some historians claim that the antique Qur’an seized from a 10-member gang of antique peddlers nearly two weeks ago by the Saligrama police in Mysuru district, is a product of the Mughal emperor Shahjahan’s time, the CBI is collating information on the stolen antique and trying to relate it to the theft of an Qur’an from the Prathap Singh Museum in Srinagar 12 years ago, that it was mandated to investigate after riots in the valley.
IGP (Southern range)?B?K?Singh said, sleuths attached to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who are already investigating into the case, have collected information in this regard from his office.
Officials of the Department of Heritage and Archeology from the valley have also contacted the police here. Photos and video of the scripture have been dispatched to them and the response is awaited. Besides, a historian from New Delhi also came down to Mysuru to vet into the prized possession.
Former vice-chancellor of Mangalore and Goa universities B?Sheik Ali, who helped the police in establishing the significance of the Qur’an after its seizure, said it could be the calligraphy of Aurangzeb, the crown prince during the period of rule of Shahjahan during 1640 AD.
The accused, during interrogation, had revealed that it was sourced from Hyderabad. However this info has turned into a dead end.
