A statue stolen from Guadalupe River Park is recovered from from Tung Tai Group recyclers, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Today we reported on a cherished Indian statue stolen in January from a public park in San Jose. Hours later, we found it.
While searching for leads on the statue’s location, this Bay Area News Group reporter discovered the 440-pound sculpture of 1600s-era Indian ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj next to a soda machine in the lobby of Tung Tai Group, a San Jose metal scrapyard north of downtown.
The statue, which features the Indian ruler