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Can you send an example idml or inx?
Otherwise perhaps you can try something like this:
var aDoc = app.documents[0];
var allTables = aDoc.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().getElements();
app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null;
app.findTextPreferences.findWhat = "<FEFF>";
app.changeTextPreferences.changeTo = "";
aDoc.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().changeText();
app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null;
alert("done");
This is a part of a script writ
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Please be sure that you have no formatting settings in your search&find dialog.
Do you really mean index markers?
Please show us a screenshot with visible hidden characters.
^I (for text) works for me in ID (CS3 and CS5)
also works ~I (for GREP)
The index markers are introduce when using datamerge in table. They are not associated with any topics in the Index Panel. They are not searchable. Weird! Some at Adobe are in this case. Thanks!
Can you send an example idml or inx?
Otherwise perhaps you can try something like this:
var aDoc = app.documents[0];
var allTables = aDoc.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().getElements();
app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null;
app.findTextPreferences.findWhat = "<FEFF>";
app.changeTextPreferences.changeTo = "";
aDoc.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().changeText();
app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null;
alert("done");
This is a part of a script written by Uwe Laubender. I think this could help you.
Wonderfull !
This completely remove the nasty index markers. Be blessed my friend! 
Perfect, then you can mark your issue as solved.
(and only for info: you don't need the line#2 in the script snippet - I have overlooked this before)
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