A man who operates a small-scale brick kiln business became a millionaire overnight when he found a 26.11 carat diamond worth over 1 crore rupees at the bottom of a shallow mine.
The diamond was found by Sushil Shukla, a resident of Kishoreganj in Panna town, and his partners on Monday in the mine located near Krishna Kalyanpur area. Panna’s diamond officer Ravi Patel revealed thatt he precious stone may fetch up to Rs 1.20 crore in auctions. The proceeds will go to the miner after deduction of taxes and government royalty.
Shukla, who runs a small-scale brick kiln business on rented land, told reporters that he and his family were also involved in the diamond mining work for the last 20 years, but this was the first time that he unearthed such a big gem.
According to reports Panna district, located 380 km from the state capital Bhopal, has reserves estimated to be containing diamonds worth 12 lakh carats.
