Tamil Nadu Idol Wing: Fighting Against All Odds—And HR&CE

by
M R Subramani
- Oct 31, 2018, 4:16 pm


    The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu is notorious not only for its own malfunctioning but also for preventing other agencies from doing their job.

The early 1980s witnessed a spurt in the theft of panchaloha (five-metal) idols in Tamil Nadu. It left people agitated, resulting in the setting up of Tamil Nadu Idol Wing Police. The wing was set up under the Crime Branch’s Criminal Investigation Department, and in 2000, it was brought under the Economic Offences Wing (EOW).