Pune: They literally struck gold but the discovery put them behind bars. While digging earth for construction of a swimming tank being built by Pune civic body in the city, three workers halted work as their instrument hit a metal vessel, Deputy Commissioner of Police Anil Kumbhare told reporters today.
They took it aside and found the jar full of gold coins. According to police, the site from where the gold was spotted was in the vicinity of the relics of the historical Shanwarwada, the palace of Peshwa rulers of the 18th century.
The workers who tried to sell the historic coins to a goldsmith in Khadki area were arrested along with the shop owner on Friday evening, Kumbhare said. The gold coins numbering 847 and weighing over three kg are embossed with words in Persian dating back to 1551-1592,police said.
