This story is from July 1, 2004

Mystery letter adds twist to Nobel theft

KOLKATA: The mystery over the burgled Nobel medallion of Rabindranath Tagore has d e e p e n e d , with a letter reaching the Visva-Bharati vice-chancellor's office at Santiniketan from a person who sought to return it.
Mystery letter adds twist to Nobel theft
KOLKATA: The mystery over the burgled Nobel medallion of Rabindranath Tagore has d e e p e n e d , with a letter reaching the Visva-Bharati vice-chancellor''s office at Santiniketan from a person who sought to return it.
The letter, written by one Jasimuddin from Kolkata, informed V-C Sujit Basu that the medallion was in his custody and he would like to return it.
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"Nobel medal is with me. I would like to return it. Tell me how to do it," the letter bearing a Kolkata PIN code but no address said, according to sources.
The mystery letter arrived barely days after marksheet scam accused former V-C Dilip Sinha''s disclosure to the CID that the stolen Nobel medallion was still at Santiniketan. Basu has handed over the letter to CBI sleuths camping at Santiniketan.
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