Kasaragod: Kumbla police detain five for attempting to dig for treasure inside Arikady Fort
Kasaragod: A treasure hunt attempt at the Arikady fort here, led to the detention of 5 individuals including a panchayat vice-president on Monday, January 27.
According to the Onmanorama report, the accused were attempting to dig a well at the Kumbla Arikady Fort in search of treasure. The fort falls under the control of the Department of Archaeology.
The group was caught in the fort premises around 4 PM as they were allegedly trying to excavate 'treasure' inside the fort illegally. Upon detention, the young individuals involved in the act revealed to the police they pursued the treasure hunt acting on directions of Mogral-Puthur grama panchayat vice-president Mujeeb Kambar. The police recovered tools such as a pickaxe and earthenware used for digging at the site.
The incident came to light when locals, alerted by unusual sounds coming from the fort, decided to check. Upon reaching the location, they discovered the individuals digging the well, two individuals standing outside the well attempted to escape but were intercepted by the locals, who then contacted the Kumbla police.
The Kumbala police revealed that the group had visited the fort a few days earlier, driven by rumors of treasure being unearthed by Kudumbashree workers in Kannur. Acting on these tales, they planned their own search but were caught.
Police have confirmed that all five individuals will be released on station bail.
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Vice president embarks on two-day visit to Sri Lanka
New Delhi (PTI): Vice President of India C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday left for Sri Lanka on a two-day official visit.
This marks the first bilateral visit by an Indian vice president to Sri Lanka, his office said.
During the visit, Radhakrishnan will call on the President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Disanayaka.
He will also meet the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Harini Amarasuriya, along with other dignitaries on April 19, an official statement said.
Radhakrishnan will interact with leaders of the Indian-origin Tamil community and Tamil leaders from the Northern and Eastern regions of Sri Lanka.
Later in the day, the vice president will address the Indian diaspora at a community event in Colombo, where he will virtually hand over houses to beneficiaries from Tamil communities, built with assistance from the Indian government as part of the third phase of the Indian Housing Project.
With this, the total number of houses for Tamil communities will reach 50,000, and 10,000 more houses are being built in the fourth phase of the project, the statement mentioned.
On April 20, the vice president will travel to Nuwara Eliya, visit the Indian Housing Projects, and interact with the local Tamil community.
This visit, which follows recent high-level engagements between the two countries, is expected to further strengthen the millennia-old civilisational and people-to-people ties between India and Sri Lanka, the statement said.
