1,000 tonnes of buried gold

The seer had predicted that there was a hidden treasure near the palace of 19th century king Rao Ram Baksh Singh.

 

 

'Book us if you can't find the treasure': Holy man's followers insist 'buried gold' is hidden under UP palace

As the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is all set to kick off its hunt for gold at Unnao's Daundia Khera, a disciple of Swami Shobhan Sarkar has said the government can book the seer if it can't find any treasure.

"Swami Shobhan Sarkar has shown a huge stock of gold to the government. Book us for misleading the government, if you can't find gold," said Om Jee, a follower of Sarkar's.

The seer has predicted that there was a hidden treasure near the palace of 19th century king Rao Ram Baksh Singh. He reportedly dreamt that "1,000 tonnes of gold were buried underneath the palace".

The ASI and the Geological Survey of India (GSI) will start the search for the treasure in close co-ordination with the district administration on October 18.

Seek Army help

The authorities, meanwhile, have decided to install CCTV cameras, cordon off the area and deploy police personnel to keep the crowd at bay during the excavation. An officer of the district administration said that some tantrics were seen roaming in the area without any reason on Tuesday night.

When asked about the preparations, District Magistrate (Unnao) V.K. Anand said: "There was more than one reason behind the plan to hunt for the valuable wealth."

Om Jee has urged the Centre to entrust the task of digging the earth to the Army. "The Army can dig deeper and get the gold deposit within four hours," he said, adding that the wealth could disappear if the excavation was not completed before Diwali.

The ASI believes that the bricks of the palace belong to the 17th century, and thus anything buried inside would be from the same period.