CISF personnel returns bag with ₹1 lakh to Delhi Metro passenger

Assistant Inspector General Hemendra Singh, spokesman for the CISF, told IANS, Praveen Jha (30), a resident of Dwarka, had forgotten the bag in the Delhi Metro.

Setting an example, a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel on Wednesday returned a bag, containing ₹1 lakh, that was left behind in the Delhi Metro to its owner.

A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel on Wednesday returned a bag, containing ₹1 lakh. (Photo by Sonu Mehta/ Hindustan Times)

Assistant Inspector General Hemendra Singh, spokesman for the CISF, told IANS, Praveen Jha (30), a resident of Dwarka, had forgotten the bag in the Delhi Metro.

The unattended suspicious bag was found at Shivaji Stadium Metro station by the CISF personnel. When it was opened after due security protocol, it was found to be containing ₹1 lakh in cash, Singh said.

The CISF personnel started scanning the CCTV camera footage to locate the rightful owner of the bag. They found the person who had lost it in the Metro, and returned that to him, the spokesman said.

After receiving the bag, Jha thanked the CISF personnel and said, “Honesty is still alive.”

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