Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Hyderabad Tunnel Discovery Revives Historic Secret Passage Rumours
Officials are investigating a possible underground tunnel near the Qutub Shahi Tombs in Hyderabad.
People have wondered for years whether secret tunnels connect important historic places.
Similar arches were found near Charminar during construction work in 2025.
However, officials have not confirmed that those arches were part of a tunnel.
A separate tunnel rumour at a school in Saifabad caused excitement in 2012.
Officials dug there for several days but stopped the operation.
The new discovery has made many people curious.
Visitors are going to the site to look around and take photographs.
Archaeological Survey of India officials are examining an underground tunnel near the Qutub Shahi Tombs.
Earlier arches and old structures at Hyderabad sites were never confirmed as tunnel passages.
A civil contractor found two underground arches during barrack construction for Hyderabad police in 2025.
Rumours of tunnels linking Charminar and Golconda Fort have circulated for years.
The latest discovery drew visitors and historians, who gathered to view and photograph the site.
- Who
- Archaeological Survey of India officials, state officials, historians and members of the public are involved or interested.
- What
- Officials are examining a reported underground tunnel near the Qutub Shahi Tombs, reviving older secret-tunnel rumours.
- When
- The latest examination intensified on Thursday; related arches were found in 2025, while a separate rumour prompted digging in 2012.
- Where
- Near the Qutub Shahi Tombs in Hyderabad, with earlier rumours involving Charminar, Golconda Fort and a school in Saifabad.
- Why
- The discovery of underground arches and structures prompted questions about whether they form part of historic tunnels.
- Investigation site
- An underground tunnel near the Qutub Shahi Tombs
- Investigating agency
- Archaeological Survey of India
- 2025 discovery
- A civil contractor found two underground arches while digging for a Hyderabad police barrack
- Older rumour
- A suspected Nizam-era tunnel and underground vault at a school in Saifabad prompted digging in 2012
- Tunnel link rumour
- Some rumours suggest a connection between Charminar and Golconda Fort
- Public response
- People visited the latest site to view the area and take photographs
- Confirmation status
- Earlier arches and old structures were not confirmed as tunnel passages