<p>Lady luck smiled on a 24-year- old man who overnight became a millionaire after unearthing a 6.92-carat diamond, valued at Rs 30 lakh, from a mine near here in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>The man, Sandeep Yadav, a police service aspirant, had taken the mine on lease from the government after recruitment in the police force was deferred due to the Covid-19 outbreak and the subsequent lockdown.</p>.<p>The precious stone found by Yadav can fetch around Rs 30 lakh in the market, local diamond inspector Anupam Singh said.</p>.<p>Panna, a district in the impoverished Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, is known for its diamond mines.</p>.<p>Yadav is the fourth person to hit the jackpot in last 30 days in the district.</p>.<p>He extracted the diamond on Wednesday from the mine located in the Krishna Kalyanpur area, Singh said.</p>.<p>The precious stone has been deposited at a local diamond centre and it will be put to auction, he added.</p>.<p>Yadav will get sale proceeds of his diamond after deduction of 2.5 per cent royalty, the inspector said.</p>.<p>I am overwhelmed with joy after stumbling upon the diamond. As recruitment in the police force has been frozen due to the coronavirus outbreak, I thought of trying my hands at diamond mining, Yadav told PTI.</p>.<p>I took a tract of mine on lease and after a fortnight -long toil, I found the diamond. My family's financial condition will improve once I get proceeds from its auction," Yadav added.</p>.<p>Yadav is the fourth person to strike rich in the last one month. Earlier, three persons had found diamonds from mines.</p>.<p>All four diamonds collectively weigh 29.82 karat, Singh said.</p>
<p>Lady luck smiled on a 24-year- old man who overnight became a millionaire after unearthing a 6.92-carat diamond, valued at Rs 30 lakh, from a mine near here in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>The man, Sandeep Yadav, a police service aspirant, had taken the mine on lease from the government after recruitment in the police force was deferred due to the Covid-19 outbreak and the subsequent lockdown.</p>.<p>The precious stone found by Yadav can fetch around Rs 30 lakh in the market, local diamond inspector Anupam Singh said.</p>.<p>Panna, a district in the impoverished Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, is known for its diamond mines.</p>.<p>Yadav is the fourth person to hit the jackpot in last 30 days in the district.</p>.<p>He extracted the diamond on Wednesday from the mine located in the Krishna Kalyanpur area, Singh said.</p>.<p>The precious stone has been deposited at a local diamond centre and it will be put to auction, he added.</p>.<p>Yadav will get sale proceeds of his diamond after deduction of 2.5 per cent royalty, the inspector said.</p>.<p>I am overwhelmed with joy after stumbling upon the diamond. As recruitment in the police force has been frozen due to the coronavirus outbreak, I thought of trying my hands at diamond mining, Yadav told PTI.</p>.<p>I took a tract of mine on lease and after a fortnight -long toil, I found the diamond. My family's financial condition will improve once I get proceeds from its auction," Yadav added.</p>.<p>Yadav is the fourth person to strike rich in the last one month. Earlier, three persons had found diamonds from mines.</p>.<p>All four diamonds collectively weigh 29.82 karat, Singh said.</p>