Panna: Madhya Pradesh's Panna district, which is famous for its diamond mines, has once again made a farmer richer.
Deshraj Adivasi, a resident of Gaureya Kakarrahati village and his wife found a 6.65 carat diamond, which is expected to be around Rs 25 lakh, on Friday. This comes a few weeks after the couple found a much smaller diamond from the same spot.
The diamond was dug from a patch of land that the couple had taken on lease in Patti Bajariya village sometime ago. They had been hunting for diamonds for last few days and finally their efforts paid off as they dug up the gleaming stone along with pebbles and earth yesterday.
They were very happy when they saw a different looking pebble and cleared the dust. The couple's joy knew no bounds when the stone shone upon rubbing off the dust. Deshraj took the stone to the diamond office in Panna and deposited it there.
The diamond will now be auctioned and he will get the price after deduction of taxes.
