Currently investigations are being carried out jointly by officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and West Bengal police. But in view of the little headway the probe has made, authorities have decided to replace the present CBI sleuths with a new team, government officials indicated here yesterday.

On March 25, security staff of Uttarayan, Tagore's home inside Visva Bharati University in Santiniketan town, discovered that at least 50 of his memorabilia, including the Nobel Prize gold medal he won in 1913, were missing. Two gold bangles and a sari of the poet's wife Mrinalini Devi, a ring belonging to his father Devendranath, some ornaments, silver utensils, several rare paintings and articles made of ivory were also found missing.