Bhopal: The administration in Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur district has started a probe after several people dug land around Asirgarh fort searching for hidden treasure, an official said on Saturday.
According to sources, people arrived in large numbers at the 15th-century fort, around 20 km from the district headquarters, over the last couple of days following rumours about a hidden treasure allegedly sparked by a depiction of the fort in Vicky Kaushal-starrer “Chhava”.
#Chhava movie showed that Mughals looted Gold and treasure from Marathas and kept it in the Asirgarh Fort, Burhanpur, MP.
After watching the movie, locals flocked to the spot with digging tools, metal detectors and bags to dig up the treasure and take it home.
My heart bleeds… pic.twitter.com/zUiGyMoQKh
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Burhanpur district collector Harsh Singh said, “It came to my knowledge that some people dug up fields in search of gold coins. I have told the sub-divisional magistrate) to visit the spot.” He said even if people find some coins, they will be of archaeological importance.
“I have told the SDM to conduct a probe and stop the digging activity. If the administration finds the coins with people and it is proved they were found at the site, they will be considered government property,” he said.
Waseem Khan, a resident of the area, said several people arrived around Asirgarh fort, and he had informed the local official about the digging.
Videos have surfaced on social media, which show people digging around Asirgarh fort holding torches on their mobile phones. Sources have said people arrived in the area following a rumour about a hidden treasure allegedly triggered by the depiction of the fort in “Chhava”.
