Rumours of gold and silver coins near Parvati River at Rajgarh attracted many nearby villagers.
Full of hope, locals started digging deep.
"We are trying to find silver coins; we heard that there are coins here, so we came in search of it.
We hope to find something," said a villager.
Spreading like fire, the rumours trailed villagers from as far as 35 kms. Digging and searching operations by locals has crossed over five days.
However, a police official debunked the rumours and said no such coins were ever found here.