470 grams of gold jewelery found in a copper vessel (Photo- Social Media)
Digital Desk, New Delhi. There was a stir in Lakkundi village of Gadag district of Karnataka when centuries-old treasure was found underground during the excavation for the construction of a house. The copper urn buried under the soil was filled with about 470 grams of gold jewellery.
Actually, excavation was going on for the construction of the house of Gangavva Ritti, a resident of Lakkundi village in Gadag district. During this time the workers and the family found a copper pot. When this pot was opened, about 470 grams of gold jewelery including gold necklace and earrings was found in it.
This copper urn was first noticed by Prajwal Ritwik, a student studying in class 8 from Gangavva Ritti's family. After this, Prajwal immediately informed this to the village elders and his family without any greed.
What was found in the copper urn?
After this this news spread like wildfire in the entire village. After this, a huge crowd gathered at the spot to see it. A total of 22 gold items were found in this copper urn. Their total weight is about 470 grams. The value of these jewelery is being estimated at lakhs of rupees.
As soon as the information was received, Superintendent of Police Rohan Jagdish and Assistant Commissioner Gangappa reached the spot with their team and gold appraisers. SP Rohan Jagdish said that the boy showed great honesty and informed the seniors of the village. Administrative officials reached the spot and secured all 22 items as per government procedure.
The administration has greatly appreciated Gangavva's family and local public representatives. The administration believes that if the family wanted, they could have hidden this treasure, but showing transparency, they immediately sent the video to ZDP and informed the authorities.
Ancient objects have been found before
It is noteworthy that Lakkundi village of Gadag is historical. Lakkundi village is famous for 101 stepwells and 101 temples. According to the villagers, there have been many incidents of finding ancient objects and treasures during excavations here.