Sheopur: Excavation was going on for the construction of staff quarters within Kuno National Park located in the Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh. Due to this, the workers got coins more than two centuries old during the excavation. Unconfirmed reports say that the pot containing copper and silver coins was buried a few feet below, which was almost discovered by the workers of the Palpur Fort area. This area is located only a short distance from the cheetah enclosure brought from Namibia.

At the same time, field director KNP Sharma has expressed unawareness on any such incident. DFO PK Verma said he is trying to verify the inputs. If found correct, necessary action will be taken. However, sources said that a vessel full of coins was found on Wednesday and the workers who searched it distributed it among themselves. Many of them have not come to work on the site on Thursday. Along with this, some of those workers had taken its picture and put it on WhatsApp status. After seeing the status, this news spread like wildfire, due to which enthusiasm spread in the surrounding villages.

At the same time, the Palpur royalty had given up 260 bighas of land of their fort, when Kuno was declared a sanctuary for the relocation of Gir lions. He too has been informed by the local people about the discovery of the hidden treasure. RK Shrigopal Dev Singh, a descendant of the royal family that ruled Kuno-Palpur centuries ago, while discussing with the media said that we have heard that they have found about four sacks full of coins. The Forest Department has been trying to destroy our property secretly for a long time. So that we can be deprived of its claims. He said that this is not the first time that he has received the treasure. If you inspect the fort properly, you can see that many places have been dug. Legally the property is ours until a final settlement is reached or our case in court reaches a final verdict. He said that the forest department or the archeology department should not do anything on our property. Whatever they have found from the excavations belongs to the royal family.

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