CURATED BY – CHANDAN KUMAR CHAUBEY | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Bettiah, Bihar's West Champaran district headquarters, one of the protected properties of the last king Harendra Kishore Singh of Betiya, was opened on 18 January 2025 after 80 years, precious jewels have been found from this trunk. This trunk was kept safe in the strong room of Patna branch of State Bank of India. Now the state government is evaluating all the movable and immovable properties of Betiya Raj. On opening the trunk, a huge amount of gold matarmala and other jewels have been found. This discovery has raised the possibility that the rest of the boxes may also contain such priceless items. These remaining five boxes will also be opened soon and their goods will be evaluated, the last king of Betiya Raj Harendra Kishore Singh died in 1893 and he had no successor. After this, the management of the Raj was handed over to the 'Court of Wards' through their wives, the rule of Bettiah Raj was in the hands of Raja Harendra Kishore Singh and his wife Maharani Janaki Kunwar since 1883. Last month, the Bihar Legislature passed an Act, after which the Bihar government got the right to all the properties of Bettiah Raj, now the government is investigating and evaluating these properties. The government has taken possession of these properties to protect the properties of Bettiah Raj and prevent incidents of theft. The theft of diamonds and jewels from the Daulat Khana of Bettiah Raj in 1990 was considered Asia's biggest theft.