TNSTC crew in Trichy returned lost gold and silver to Madina from Samiyappa Nagar at Mofussil bus depot. The crew members verified… Read More
TNSTC crew in Trichy returned lost gold and silver to Madina from Samiyappa Nagar at Mofussil bus depot. The crew members verified ownership before the handover on Monday night. Read Less
The crew members in the presence of senior officials on Monday night handed over the valuables found in the bus to the passenger after verifying their identity and ownership claims.
TNSTC officials said that S Madina, a resident of Samiyappa Nagar in Perambalur along with her two family members, had boarded a Trichy bound TNSTC bus at Madhavaram in Chennai on the night of May 4 (Saturday). While disembarking the bus at Perambalur bus stand in the early hours of Sunday, Madina accidentally missed her bag containing gold jewels and silver articles.
Subsequently, she approached the TNSTC management with the bus ticket. The passenger was told that the TNSTC bus (TN 45-N-4421) in which they traveled belongs to Mofussil depot in Cantonment in Trichy city.
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Meanwhile, the crew members of the bus namely driver S Ramesh and driver R Gopal while their fleet at the time of completing their duty found a bag near a passenger seat checking containing 6 numbers of gold jewels and three silver articles (81 grams of gold and 149 grams of silver articles).
“It is our routine to check the fleet while completing our service at the depot. On noticing the valuables in a bag, we informed our branch manager,” driver S Ramesh said. After verifying the bus tickets in possession of Madina and their proofs to substantiate the ownership of jewels recovered, TNSTC officials on Monday night returned the valuables to the passenger at the Mofussil depot.
Deepak Karthik is a special correspondent who writes on civic iss… Read More
Deepak Karthik is a special correspondent who writes on civic issues, industries, highways, road transport, arts and culture.Read Less
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