In the most recent theft, a 1400-year-old ‘footprint of Mohammed’ was stolen from a mosque in Patna, just days after sacred statues vanished from the Hindu Ram Janaki Math temple at Vaishali. Over the last five years, more than 200 Hindu idols have been stolen in Bihar, and ancient Jain and Buddhist statues have also been grabbed by raiders. Police believe the statues are being traded on the international black market in stolen artworks, which places a high value on antique religious artwork from Asia. Read more: thedailystar.com