(a)
whether the Government is aware of large scale smuggling of antiques on Indo-Bangladesh border through Siliguri corridor;
(b)
if so, the number of persons arrested during the last three years;
(c)
whether it is a fact that in the past the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in China cautioned India of the increasing outflow of antiques through the Siliguri corridor; and
(d)
if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to check the smuggling of antiques through Siliguri corridor?