Lucknow, Oct 4 : Lucknow Police have seized an antique idol of Lord Buddha worth 1.2 million dollars in the international market.

Police also arrested Om Prakash Singh, who was carrying the antique idol.

The value of the idol was ascertained after officials got it examined by antique experts.

"We got the idol examined by an antique specialist and experts in the market and found it to be an antique. The idol weighs around 4.75 kilograms and it is valued at approximately Rs 408 million," said Kalyan Singh Jemar, Circle Officer.

Sanjay Pal Singh ended in mental hospital after ragging by few seniors. Sanjay recently got admission to MCA course at a private management institute in Lucknow.

As per the reports, Sanjay got admission at Sahara Arts and Management Academy. He was allegedly ragged by students from Lucknow University who were his seniors and were living in the same hostel.