AMAZING RAGS TO RICHES STORY! Farmer turns 'diamond' millionaire overnight - Here is how

In a similar stroke of good luck, a farmer in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna stumbled upon a 14.98-carat diamond in a small patch of land that he had leased out for only Rs 200

AMAZING RAGS TO RICHES STORY! Farmer turns 'diamond' millionaire overnight - Here is how
The farmer doesn’t want anything extravagant and just wants to ensure a good education for his four kids and has decided to park most of the money in a fixed deposit. Source: Pixabay
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We have heard of rags to riches stories many a time. Most of these stories have one thing in common—luck. Yes, its sheer luck when you become a millionaire overnight for chancing upon some treasure, a bag full of money or winning one of these popular lotteries going around.

In a similar stroke of good luck, a farmer in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna stumbled upon a 14.98-carat diamond in a small patch of land that he had leased out for only Rs 200. The 45-year-old farmer identified as Lakhan Yadav, who was just a marginal farmer a few days back, has now become a millionaire overnight, thanks to this miraculous find.  

As per The Times of India, Lakhan Yadav found the diamond when he was scooping up his land last month. Initially, he thought that it was just another pebble, but when he rubbed the dust off it, it started shining. To confirm his suspicions, he took it to the district diamond officer to find out if was indeed a real diamond.

And it was! The diamond was auctioned on Saturday for Rs 60.6 lakhs, making him rich overnight. However, the farmer doesn’t want anything extravagant and just wants to ensure a good education for his four kids. He said he is going to put most of the money in a fixed deposit.  

“I will not go for anything big. I am not an educated person and I’ll put the money in a fixed deposit to ensure my four kids get a good education,” Yadav told TOI.  
Yadav has now bought a motorcycle with the first Rs 1 lakh he got after depositing the diamond with the district administration.

“I hope to get another diamond. I’ll work on it for a few more months, perhaps get the lease renewed,” he said.

This is not the first incident of a farmer finding diamonds in fields. In a similar story, a labourer became a millionaire overnight when he unearthed three diamonds worth Rs 30 lakh to 35 lakh at a diamond mine in Panna. Panna, otherwise located in a backward region, is world-famous for its diamond mines.

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