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One guard for Rs 40 cr treasure
Updated On: 07 May, 2009 07:52 AM IST | | Chetan R
That and a flimsy lock lie between thieves and Tipu Sultan's just-discovered death dress, his rosary and a Quran with his handwriting
That and a flimsy lock lie between thieves and Tipu Sultan's just-discovered death dress, his rosary and a Quran with his handwriting
On May 4, this paper broke the story of how a bloodstained silk kurta thatu00a0 warrior-king Tipu Sultan wore the day he died fighting the British 210 years ago, had been found in the Srirangapatna palace.
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Lone ranger: He is the only security guard posted outside the domed room at Srirangapatna that houses the treasure. Pics/Vinod Kumar T |
Minister too busy to inspect Tipu's memorabilia
A flimsy lock that costs less than Rs 100 is all they have to protect Tipu memorabilia worth about
Rs 40 crore.
The only other security measure the Tipu estate has put in place is an unarmed guard at the door of the domed room at Srirangapatna that houses the treasure.
At night, the place is vulnerable to burglars, a guide said. "We have one guard during the day and one at night," said Kumar, a guide at Gumbaz. Both are unarmed.
National treasure
A day after the Tipu Sultan Wakf Estate met to discuss the security of the national treasure, MiD DAY found very little protection for the piece of history they had recently stumbled upon. On Monday, MiD DAY broke the story of how officials had accidentally found the robe Tipu wore the day he died.
The quilted upper garment was found on the floor when workers were sweeping an old room in the palace.
Researchers accompanying the workers were astounded to find the dress Tipu wore the day he died fighting the British inside the Srirangapatna fort.
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