Gold found in Lakkundi village in Karnataka is 'not treasure': ASI official
Gadag (Karnataka) (PTI): Gold found while digging earth to lay the foundation for the expansion of a house in Lakkundi, a village known for its architectural heritage here, is "not treasure", a senior ASI official said on Sunday.
Superintending Archaeologist, ASI -- Dharwad circle, Ramesh Mulimani visited the spot, a day after a copper pot containing the gold was found.
"This is not a treasure... many ornaments found are broken. They were found in the kitchen area of the house. In the past, our ancestors used to hide ornaments by burying them beside the kitchen stove area, as they had no treasury. This was a practice in the past and what has been found now also seems to be the same thing," Mulimani said.
"It needs to be ascertained the age of the ornaments. Many are broken. If coins were found, we could have assessed to which period they belonged," he said, adding that the gold has now been kept into safe custody at the treasury.
The government has taken possession of the 470 grams of gold comprising various forms of ornaments, including necklace, bangle and earrings.
According to police, an eighth standard student spotted the ornaments in a copper pot.
"The boy honestly told the senior members of the village. Soon after getting information, the officers and evaluators from various departments reached the spot. There were 22 items kept in the pot, which have been taken into possession," Gadag SP Rohan Jagadeesh had told reporters on Saturday.
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Punjab: Two shooters, 5 others arrested in AAP sarpanch murder case
Chandigarh (PTI): Punjab Police on Monday said it has arrested two shooters and five other accused in the murder case of an AAP sarpanch who was killed at a wedding in Amritsar on January 4.
The two shooters -- Sukhraj Singh alias Ganga from Patti in Tarn Taran district and Karamjit Singh from Gurdaspur district -- were arrested from Raipur in Chhattisgarh on Sunday in coordination with the local police and central agencies, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav told reporters here.
The two were produced before a court in Raipur and taken into custody after obtaining transit remand. They are being brought to Amritsar for further investigation, he said.
The other five arrested accused, who were part of the support and logistical module, were arrested from Punjab, the DGP said.
Jharmal Singh, sarpanch of Valthoa village in Tarn Taran, was shot dead at the wedding at point-blank range.
CCTV footage showed the two shooters walking into the wedding venue, one of them pulling out a gun and firing at Singh's head before fleeing the spot. Singh was rushed to a hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries.
Soon after the incident, the AAP government drew flak from the opposition over alleged deteriorating law and order in Punjab, with the BJP demanding Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's resignation.
