17 tonnes of silver found hidden at Puri Math

The Times of India -

Thousands would have passed a dilapidated Math on their way to Puri's Jagannath temple, not sparing a glance at the 200-year-old structure that on Saturday turned out to be a Rs 85 crore treasure trove.

Cops, probing a burglary, went into the Math only to find slabs of silver weighing more than 17 tonnes, worth nearly Rs 85 crore at current prices. There were 522 silver slabs, each weighing between 35kg and 40kg. These had been stashed in four wooden treasuries in a sealed room.

Emar Math is situated right in front of the Jagannath temple. Non-Hindus, who are not allowed to enter the Jagannath temple, use the Math's rooftop to view the shrine but little else happens there.

"We came to know about the silver here after the arrest of Barun Baral, who was trying to sell a silver slab in Dhenkanal on Friday. During interrogation he told us that he had stolen it from Emar Math," said Puri SP Sanjay Kumar.

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