In the country’s only diamond producing region, situated nearly 400 km from Bhopal in northeastern Madhya Pradesh, illegal mining is rampant, with even Gond tribals, besides other locals, being involved in the trade. In 2016, 838 carats of diamond from 952 8x8m mines was submitted at the Panna diamond office. But many claim this is significantly less compared to the overall diamonds unearthed in the whole of Panna.