Jaipur: A copy of the Quran, reportedly 700-year-old, was stolen from its Hindu owner in Rajasthan’s Beawar town, 160 km from the state capital of Jaipur.
Jaidev Prasad Sharma, 55, said the Quran was gifted to him by a friend in 2011.
On Tuesday evening, a man who he occasionally did business with visited him at home with another man and asked to see the Quran. While Sharma was briefly distracted by a phone call, the visitor allegedly pulled a gun on him. The two outsiders then stole the Quran and rode away on a motorcycle, ndtv.com reported.
Jaidev said he never wanted to sell the book and despite being a Hindu he had venerated it, his dream was to pass it on to his daughter.
“The Quran had a specialty,” Sharma said, “It had calligraphy in gold and also used sapphire.”
He has registered a police complaint. He said the book was probably stolen because of its antique value and precious stones.