On October 18, a team from Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) began excavation work at the fort of Raja Rao Ram Bux Singh in Unnao to dig out a hidden gold treasure suspected to be buried there.A seer had dreamt about the buried gold and reportedly told union minister Charan Das Mahant about it.
Asked whether she is hopeful of finding 1000 tonnes gold there, the minister said the alloy can be anything. “We have a report from GSI saying that there is an alloy in this area. Alloy can be anything. I cannot say whether it is gold, silver or steel.
“There can be guns or idols. We are trying to locate the weapons used by Indians in the mutiny which we don't have any in our museum or stores. We are trying to find something which is connected to the mutiny and used by the Indians,” she emphasised.
The digging is going on in an area dating back to the 7th and 8th century and this has been proved by the first DG ASI of British regime in 1868 that two Buddhist institutes were located there.
“Raja Ram Mohan Rao Bux was the ruler and was a freedom fighter who was involved in the mutiny. There may be a lot of his weapons and things lying there below the ground,” she said.
