The Ministry of Culture has denied a media report published under the headline Relics returned to India after colonial uproar immediately loaned to Russia. The Ministry said that the claims regarding the movement of the Piprawah jewels are baseless and factually incorrect. It said the jewels remain securely under the custody of the National Museum in New Delhi, and no proposal for their relocation has been made. The report was published without verification from the Ministry and is misleading. The Ministry has urged the media to verify facts before releasing stories on matters of national importance.