The Khiri police arrested two thieves and recovered a gold idol of Gautam Buddha worth Rs 3.5 crore.

The 3.485 kg idol, which is centuries old, had been stolen from Kushinager during the last month.

As per the sources, the Khiri police arrested two thieves including a former army man Vishnu Kushwaha, who is the resident of Koraon, and Pappu Patel, a resident of Khiri.

At the time of interrogation process, they disclosed the full story about the idol.

The Kushinagar police too has been contacted to gather further details about the theft.