Excavation underway in Jaipur's walled city amid hopes of discovering buried treasure

2026-11-08

Careful manual excavation is underway during the demolition of old havelis in Jaipur's 300-year-old walled area following hopes of finding hidden treasure.

Excavation is being carried out manually during the demolition of old havelis in Jaipur's walled city due to hopes of finding buried treasure.

The trend began after silver ingots and old coins were found during the excavation of a property.

Police earlier recovered silver ingots and a safe from a 250-year-old haveli in the Manak Chowk area and arrested suspects.