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Noida man steals 50-million-year-old fossil from trade fair in Delhi, arrested

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A 49-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing a 50-million-year-old fossil from the Geological Survey of India's (GSI) stall at the India International Trade Fair 2024 in Delhi.

According to police, the accused, Manoj Kumar Mishra, a resident of Noida, was arrested after the cops scanned over 100 CCTV footage from the location and nearby stalls, pavilions, and halls for his identification.

A 50-million-year-old Gastropod Fossil was stolen from the India International Trade Fair 2024. (Photo: GSI)