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| Indian police move against artist |
| Police in India's financial capital Mumbai (Bombay) have started legal proceedings to seize property belonging to controversial artist MF Husain.
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| INDIA
, 8-May-2007
1:51:14 AM |
| The order came after he failed to attend hearings in a court regarding an obscenity case filed against him.
Police say that steps are now being taken to pursue the order.
Mr Husain is one of India's best known artists. Last year he publicly apologised for a painting in which he depicted the country as a nude goddess.
Confiscation
He promised to withdraw the controversial painting from a charity auction, after Hindu nationalist groups accused him of hurting their religious sentiments.
Officers have now placed a notice outside the flat in the upmarket area of Mumbai where Mr Husain's son lives.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Brijesh Singh, told the BBC website that steps are now being taken to compel the accused - now aged 91 and living abroad - to present himself in court.
He said that the authorities are taking steps to find details of properties owned by the artist so that they can begin the process of confiscating his assets.
Mr Husain's lawyer, Akhil Sibal, told the BBC News website that he only came to hear of the case through the media.
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