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Kangra: Thieves have committed a major crime in Maharaj Sansar Chand Museum of the historic Kangra Fort located in Nagarkot, Himachal Pradesh. The thieves entered the museum by removing the exhaust fan on Sunday night and stole 30 precious antiques including silver slippers. The police have registered a case and started investigation.
The police is investigating the CCTV cameras installed in the museum. But the CCTV cameras are said to be very old. That is why the pictures are blurred in them. According to the police investigation so far, two people have committed this theft.
The revolvers of kings and maharajas were also stolen
As per the information, the thieves have taken away the stolen items including old revolvers from the times of kings and Maharajas, wooden sandals, silver jewellery, precious silver items from Poonja, precious items made of various metals, silver trays etc.
It is being told that the stolen items were made by Maharaja Sansar Chand.
Efforts are on to trace the thieves- SHO
Police station in-charge Kangra Sanjeev Kumar said that as soon as the information about the theft was received, the police team reached the spot. The police have started investigating the case and efforts are on to identify the thieves through CCTV footage.
He said that all the stolen items are antique and rare, hence it is difficult to assess their actual price.
Every year a large number of people visit the museum
Let us tell you that every year a large number of people visit the historical museum of Kangra. People buy tickets here and see the ancient objects from the times of kings and Maharajas.
The fort was built by the Rajput family of Katoch dynasty
The Kangra Fort was built by the Rajput family of the Katoch dynasty. It is the largest fort in Himachal and the oldest fort in India. In 1615, the Mughal emperor Akbar tried to siege the fort but failed. Later in 1620, Akbar’s son Jahangir captured the fort by forcing the king of Chamba (who was the biggest of all the kings in the region) to surrender.
The kings of Katoch constantly plundered the Mughal controlled areas due to the weak control of Mughal rule and the decline of Mughal power. In 1789 Raja Sansar Chand saved the ancient fort of his ancestors. Then Maharaja Sansar Chand fought many wars with the Gorkhas, in which there were Gorkhas on one side and Sikh king Maharaja Ranjit Singh on the other.
Now this museum is being run by former Union Minister Chandresh Kumari.
