40-million-year-old Meghalaya cave whale fossil stolen

• Residents reported the theft from the cave where it was discovered.

• The Chief Minister acknowledges the government’s challenges in controlling the area for better fossil protection and management.

• The area falls under the Rongara-Siju Assembly constituency, represented by Meghalaya’s Education Minister Rakkam A. Sangma.

• The fossil was cut and removed from the cave, causing a serious loss for the State and the country.