Rajasthan Village Treasure Hunt Exposes Elaborate Gold Hoax; Con Artists Arrested

• A purported 'treasure hunt' in Seedra village, Tonk district, Rajasthan, involving an ancient gold pot, was revealed as an elaborate hoax.
• The incident began with rose petals and incense, leading to an official excavation that unearthed a pot, initially believed to contain gold bricks.
• Villagers, convinced of wealth, conducted clandestine digs after the pot was sealed in the Treasury office, amplifying rumors.
• An ASI team later opened the sealed pot, finding only dust, while police investigations revealed a local 'tatlubaaz' (con artists) gang behind the fraud.
• Police arrested Mukesh Meena and Abhishek Meena, who confessed to burying brass bricks and performing rituals to defraud people; they are booked for cheating.

Why It Matters: Rajasthan's 'treasure hunt' was a con, exposing a local gang's elaborate fraud with brass, not gold.