More treasure, cash found in Sai Baba chamber

More treasures were found on Tuesday as an inventory being made of articles inside the Poornachandra Chamber, one of the personal chambers of the late Sathya Sai Baba in Yajur Mandir, continued for the second day.

During the inventory process yesterday, officials found 34.5 kg gold, 430 kg silver besides cash worth Rs 1,90,53,899, media coordinator of the trust A Anantharaman said.

The inventory was conducted at the second building of Yajur Mandir and four rooms of Poornachandra Chamber in the presence of Anantapur district collector V Duradas and other revenue officials.

It is for the third time that an inventory of precious metals and cash in Sai Baba's personal chambers is being conducted at the instance of the government after the spiritual guru passed away on April 24.

In the first inventory made on June 16, 98 kg gold, 307 kg of silver apart from Rs 11.56 crore in cash was found whereas on July 2, when the second inventory was taken, gold and silver articles worth Rs 74 lakh and a diamond studded ring worth Rs 3 lakh was found.