Argentine authorities detain relatives of Hitler’s advisor over missing Nazi-looted painting
Buenos Aires: Argentine authorities have detained the daughter and son-in-law of Friedrich Kadgien, a financial adviser to Adolf Hitler, following the disappearance of a 17th-century painting believed to have been looted by the Nazis, prosecutors confirmed on September 2.
NDTV Profit reported that the artwork is thought to be ‘Portrait of a Lady’ by Italian baroque painter Giuseppe Ghislandi (1655–1743). It was seen earlier this year in photographs of a property listed for sale in Mar del Plata, once owned by Kadgien. The discovery was first reported by Dutch newspaper AD. Soon after the story appeared, the painting vanished.
Kadgien, who fled to Argentina after World War II, died in 1978. His daughter and her husband were placed under house arrest for three days and are expected to face charges linked to the painting’s disappearance.
The family maintains the artwork belongs to them. Their lawyer, Carlos Murias, told local daily La Capital that they are cooperating with investigators. Argentine newspaper La Nación reported that the couple insisted the painting was inherited lawfully. Despite these claims, prosecutors told The Times of Israel that the painting has not been surrendered.
Interpol and Argentina’s federal police are assisting in the search. Investigators carried out four property raids last week, recovering two 19th-century paintings from the home of another Kadgien daughter. Authorities said the works are undergoing analysis to determine whether they too were taken during the Nazi era.
Jacques Goudstikker, a Jewish art dealer from the Netherlands, was thought to have the missing Ghislandi painting in his collection. During the Nazi invasion Goudstikker fled the country in 1940 and died while escaping. His collection of more than 1,000 pieces was seized and many were taken by top Nazi officials, including Hermann Goering, founder of the Gestapo.
The Dutch government recovered about 300 of Goudstikker’s works after the war and later restituted them to his heirs. In 2011, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles returned another piece linked to his collection.
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Bengaluru family attempts to send man in 'parcel' to protest high bus fares ahead of Ugadi, Ramzan
Bengaluru, Mar 18 (PTI): A family allegedly attempted to send an elderly man in a "parcel" through a courier service in protest against high bus fares ahead of Ugadi and Eid-ul-Fitr, police said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred in the Vyalikaval area of central Bengaluru on Tuesday evening, they said.
According to police, the family approached a private courier centre claiming they wanted to parcel the man as a symbolic message to the public over rising fares in both private and government buses.
Startled by the request, the courier staff alerted the police.
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During the inquiry, the elderly man's daughter said the act was staged as a protest and to create a social media reel. As part of the stunt, the family had placed the elderly man inside a gunny sack, a senior police officer said.
Police said the situation turned serious when the man experienced breathing difficulties inside the sack. Subsequently, the family apologised to the police and the public for their actions.
The officials warned that the act could have endangered the man's life and attracted serious legal consequences.
"No legal action was taken against them. However, the family was let off with a warning after issuing a video apology and were strictly cautioned against such dangerous stunts in the future, the officer added.
