# Hyderabad hidden treasure cheating racket busted, four held 2026-08-10T09:36:38+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Four men have been arrested in Hyderabad for cheating people of around Rs 1 crore by promising to locate hidden treasure buried inside homes, police said on Monday. The gang would approach victims, dig up floors, and plant sacks containing coal and fake gold coins, then flee saying the coal needed time to turn into gold. Eleven people were cheated across different areas. Police seized two cars, an auto-rickshaw, motorcycles, phones, 25 fake gold coins and 6 kg of coal from the accused. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: cheating racket, fraud, hidden treasure, Hyderabad, police arrest Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/hyderabad-hidden-treasure-cheating-racket-busted-four-held/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/hyderabad-hidden-treasure-cheating-racket-busted-four-held/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.