Porter at Tambaram railway station returns bag containing Rs 5.75 lakh
Shruti Suresh| TNN | Nov 8, 2017, 20:12 IST
Chennai railway divisional manager Naveen Gulati honours porter Poyyamozhi
CHENNAI: Chennai railway divisional manager Naveen Gulati on Wednesday rewarded an honest porter at Tambaram railway station who found an unclaimed bag containing over Rs 5.75 lakh on a platform.
Around 3.45am on November 1, porter Poyyamozhi sighted an unclaimed bag on platform number five at Tambaram station soon after the departure of 11064 Salem - Chennai Egmore Express train.
A casual perusal of the bag revealed cash in it, and he alerted the duty pointsman and station master, who in turn alerted the Railway Protection Force (RPF).
RPF personnel found that there was Rs 5,75,720 in cash besides clothes in the bag.
The RPF traced the passenger who lost the bag. The passenger, who alighted at Egmore station, registered a complaint there. He was subsequently alerted about recovery of the bag.
The passenger -- whose happiness knew no bounds after getting his bag back -- wanted to reward Poyyamozhi. However, the porter declined, saying it was his duty to return a lost bag.
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CHENNAI: Chennai railway divisional manager Naveen Gulati on Wednesday rewarded an honest porter at Tambaram railway station who found an unclaimed bag containing over Rs 5.75 lakh on a platform.
Around 3.45am on November 1, porter Poyyamozhi sighted an unclaimed bag on platform number five at Tambaram station soon after the departure of 11064 Salem - Chennai Egmore Express train.
A casual perusal of the bag revealed cash in it, and he alerted the duty pointsman and station master, who in turn alerted the Railway Protection Force (RPF).
RPF personnel found that there was Rs 5,75,720 in cash besides clothes in the bag.
The RPF traced the passenger who lost the bag. The passenger, who alighted at Egmore station, registered a complaint there. He was subsequently alerted about recovery of the bag.
The passenger -- whose happiness knew no bounds after getting his bag back -- wanted to reward Poyyamozhi. However, the porter declined, saying it was his duty to return a lost bag.
TOP COMMENTHis name itself gives an information about him. Salute the good human beingSelvaraj Radha
On hearing about the incident, the Chennai divisional railway manager visited Tambaram railway station and met Poyyamozhi. He rewarded Poyyamozhi with a model of a coach from the Rail Museum as a token of appreciation.
A release from Southern Railway said Poyyamozhi had earlier reunited runaway children with their parents.
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