Gold coins recovered from villagers

Revenue department officials of Krishnagiri have recovered 63 gold coins from the people in Aliyalam village in the district in the past three days. One Ragu (6) found a mud pot full of gold coins while he was playing in the agricultural field in Chinnabhiah in the area on last Saturday, the officials said. The villagers, who came to know about the incident, informed the revenue officials, who inturn rushed to the spot. The officials recovered 37 gold coins from Ragu's house on Sunday, a revenue department official said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the officials got a tip off that some other residents of the area also had obtained gold coins. An official team led by Tahsildar Muniraj along with Udhanapalli police raided the residences in the village and recovered seven gold coins on Sunday and another 19 coins. The period of the gold coins would be known only after the research by the archaeological department, Mr. Muniraj said.