Bahraich (UP): An 'ashtadhatu' Nataraj idol worth Rs 1.8 crore was recovered from Sujauli area on Indo- Nepal border in Bahraich and a person arrested in connection with it, police said on Monday.

A joint team of police and SSB arrested Deen Dayal Chowdhury yesterday when he entered the Indian side from Nepal with the idol, they said.