MARGAO
A Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel attached to the Thivim railway station has won accolades for handing over to the passenger a bag containing cash of Rs 1 lakh, besides an Apple laptop.
KRC Senior Officer, Baban Ghatge informed that during routine round at platform No. 2 of Thivim Station on Tuesday, an unclaimed bag was noticed by Constable Narayan Ram which was secured by him. The same was brought to RPF post Thivim and after proper verification by SIPF, THVM, the passenger who had left over his bag was informed over phone.
Later the passenger by name Aditya Bhandari, s/o Narendra Raj Bhandari, r/o Shrimali Society Navrangpura, Ahmedabad city, Gujarat, approached RPF out post Thivim. On enquiry, he revealed that he traveled by Train No. 06337 in B1 coach from Ahmedabad to Thivim with his friends and in a hurry left his bag at Thivim railway station.
The secured bag was shown to him which was identified by him and found correct. The total valuables in the bag, including cash was pegged at Rs 2 lakh, besides one laptop Apple make and three hard discs.
After adopting all formalities, the bag was handed over to the owner, who expressed gratitude and appreciated RPF for excellent work.
