MP farmer starts mining, finds diamond worth â¹15 lakh
A farmer in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand area, who had recently started mining, found a pebble-sized 5.82 carat diamond worth almost â¹15-â¹20 lakhs. "I was not able to improve my familyâs financial condition through farming...I handed over my small farmland to my son and decided to take a mine on lease," he said. Notably, he had leased the mine for â¹250.