Image caption The gold lunchbox
Police within the southern Indian city of Hyderabad are investigating the theft of a gold, diamond-studded lunchbox that belonged to a former royal circle of relatives.
The thieves also stole a ruby and gold teacup, saucer and teaspoon. Weighing 3kg, the items are worth about $7m.
They belonged to Mir Osman Ali Khan – the ultimate Nizam (king )of Hyderabad – and as soon as the richest guy within the global.
The theft was once found out on Monday morning. Police suspect it came about the previous night.
The valuables were removed from their show vaults within the Nizam’s palace, which is now a museum.
Symbol copyright Getty Photographs Image caption Mir Osman Ali Khan was the sector’s richest guy
The pieces have been in the Nizam Museum, which opened to the public in 2000. Its assortment contains pricey gifts given to Mir Osman Ali Khan in 1937.
Khan ruled what was once then India’s greatest princely state. He died in 1967.
His fabled wealth incorporated the sector-well-known Jacob’s Diamond – which was once the dimensions of an egg – as well as to many other pieces of beautiful jewelry.
