‘Saviour’ Delhi Police Constable Returns Rs 1 Lakh To Labourer Who Forgot His Bag At Platform Of Shivaji Bridge Railway Station

"I had lost all hopes but Narender babu was a saviour", said Vijay who was returned his bag of cash.

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New Delhi: A Delhi Police constable returned a bag of cash worth Rs. 1 lakh to a labourer who forgot it at the Shivaji Bridge railway station’s platform while he was on his way home in Uttar Pradesh. 

Ct. Narender used Adhaar to link the mobile number and contact Vijay in order to return the bag of cash. 

 

A bag found by #DelhiPolice Ct Narender on Shivaji Bridge railway platform contained ₹1 lakh cash, adhaar card etc. Linking Adhaar to mobl no. he immediately called up railway labourer Vijay to handover the money he left behind while boarding train to village.#KnowYourHeroes https://t.co/3msDpUEpRl

— #DilKiPolice Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) July 4, 2021

According to media reports, Vijay Kumar is a labourer, who lives in northwest Delhi’s Shakur Basti. He is the only breadwinner in his family. Vijay had withdrawn Rs.1 lakh from his bank account in Delhi and brought 55kg worth of ration items. He was returning to UP’s Khurja where he was planning to build a home for his children. Vijay, unfortunately, left his cash bag behind on a bench at the platform and loaded the two bags of ration in the Bareilly-New Delhi intercity express, according to a report by news agency PTI.

But unfortunately, he loaded the two bags of ration in the Bareilly-New Delhi intercity express and left his cash bag behind on a bench at the platform.

Constable Narender Kumar posted with the New Delhi Railway police station was on duty at Shivaji Bridge station and taking rounds at the platform after the intercity express train had left the station. He found the carry bag on the bench and enquired with a few passengers if it belonged to anyone.

He told PTI, "I decided to keep the unclaimed bag with me. On checking it, I found two cash bundles amounting to Rs 1 lakh with some rotis packed in a foil paper, water bottle, cheque book, bank passbook along with an Aadhar and ration card. I immediately informed my seniors about it and tried to get in touch with Vijay Kumar but when I was unable to get through to him, I decided to wait till someone comes to enquire about it".

At around 6.30 pm, Vijay returned to Shivaji Bridge station in search of the money and was safely handed over the carry bag and Rs 1 lakh by the constable after due formalities.

Recalling the day, Vijay told PTI it was very hot and he was sitting on a bench at the platform waiting for the train to arrive. As the train arrived, he loaded the ration items and boarded the train in a hurry leaving behind his thaila (carry bag) on the bench.

"When I got off at Anand Vihar station, I felt thirsty and that is when I realised that I had misplaced my thaila. I panicked and was in tears because I had Rs 1 lakh cash in it. This money was very important for me. I had been saving it to build a small house for my children. I am a poor man. For a labourer like me, Rs 1 lakh is a huge amount. No one helped me when I requested a few of them at Anand Vihar station to keep my ration for a few hours until I return so that I could go find my money. I had lost all hopes but Narender babu was a saviour. He handed over my belongings and also got me boarded in the next train safely".

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Railways) Harendra Kumar Singh said according to PTI, Vijay Kumar left his carry bag at the station. Our constable Narender found the bag unclaimed and returned the belongings to Kumar along with his cash of Rs 1 lakh.