Tamil Nadu: Emerald lingam 'worth Rs 500 crore' recovered from Thanjavur man

Idol wing CID police recovered an emerald lingam claimed to be worth Rs 500 crore from the bank locker of a man in Thanjavur on Thursday. ADGP K Jayanth Murali, who heads the wing, told reporters in Chennai on Friday that they acted on a tip that antique idols were kept at a house in Thanjavur.