more-inA pot containing silver coins from the British-era was found by labourers while they were digging the earth for construction of a house at Hareenahalli village in Periyapatna taluk near here. The labourers, identified as Deve Gowda, Vishwa and Krishna Nayaka, found the silver coins on February 4 while digging the plot belonging to Rame Gowda. The plot owner was kept in the dark. When the police received a tip-off, they visited Hareenahalli on Saturday and arrested the labourers, who later led them to the silver coins. The owner of the land can stake claim over the coins and prove his ownership or the coins will become government property, an official said.

Source: The Hindu February 11, 2018 18:39 UTC