UNNAO (UP) A Sadhu whose dream inspired archaeologists to dig for gold in Uttar Pradesh has had a new premonition, and claims an even bigger quantity of the precious metal is buried in the same state.
Sadhu Shobhan Sarkar, originally dreamt that 1,000 tonnes of gold were buried at the ruined Unnao fort in Daundia Khera village. He now claims a further 2,500 tonnes are buried in an ancient temple Adampur village, around 200km away in the district of Fatehpur.
The local administration has said that an official survey of the site will be carried out to investigate Sarkars claims. However a representative was unenthusiastic when pressed on the matter.
It is a tedious and scientific process, we dont have any experts. Even if an iota of this is true, we need experts to ascertain that, the district magistrate, Abhay Kumar, told reporters.
According to Sarkars disciple and confidante, Swami Om, the treasure in Adampur is buried close to the crust and could be more easily excavated than the buried trove in Unnao.
The new claim has attracted vandals and illegal digging at the site with some treasure-hunters having already dug up nine different spots in search of the gold, according to the Hindustan Times.
It was reported on Monday that people are pouring in Adampur village in Fatehpur district and some have even started digging near a temple hoping to find the treasure.
Security personnel have been deployed to check the activities of the miscreants who left pits as deep as four feet near the Shiva temple, where most of the 2,500-ton gold is rumoured to be buried in Adampur.
People have reportedly dug around 300 square meters area in the temple premises looking for the hidden gold.
The state government had to deploy PAC personnel to protect the site after the news spread like a wildfire.
“One can see the places were dug up deep in the night. Things are pretty scary,” said Ram Chaturbuj, a villager.
Stopping and questioning people in the night has become rampant. Unknown people emerge from nowhere and question about the forts topography and sanctum sanctorum of the Shiv temple, Chaturbuj added.
Day 4: ASI continues to dig for gold
Meanwhile, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) continued to dig for the 1,000 tonnes of hidden gold in Unnao even as the hunt entered its fourth day.
The seer had earlier dreamt of the hidden treasure in the 19th century fort after he had a dream in which a king told him about the hidden gold buried under the ruins at the fort of former King Raja Rao Ram Bux Singh in Unnao’s Daudiakala village. Agencies
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