Doc forgets bag with Rs26L valuables; RPF, coach attendant find it

Nagpur: On Monday, a coach attendant and Railway Protection Force (RPF) men showed rare alacrity and honesty by recovering a purse containing valuables worth Rs26 lakh and Rs42,570 cash left behind by a city doctor within 15 minutes of the loss being reported.
Dr Trishala Dhemre, a city gynaecologist and obstetrician, and her husband Krushna Kumar, who had been to Mumbai for a wedding, alighted at Ajni station at 7.10am from Duronto Express and took an autorickshaw for home in Byramji Town with their luggage.
Upon reaching home, Dr Dhemre realized she had forgotten her purse she had kept beneath her berth (No 39) in A3 coach in which she was travelling. The couple immediately returned to Ajni station in the same auto. By that time, the train had already left for the yard.
In tears, Dr Dhemre approached RPF assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Jugal Kishore Diwan, who along with two constables Anil Kumar Bhind and Manoj Kumar Choudhari, was at the station.
Diwan asked the constables to rush to the said coach. The duo found the purse very much there. Attendant Ankush Lokhande was gathering bedrolls near the same berth. They recovered the purse.
Talking to TOI, Dr Dhemre said, “I have no words to appreciate the honesty of coach attendant Ankush and RPF personnel. I’m overwhelmed and grateful to them.”
“Slightest mala fide intention would have been enough for the valuables to be stolen. While collecting bedrolls, Ankush found the purse and reported it to his supervisor Shrikant Pakde. The RPF men too reached the coach just then. I would recommend railway minister Piyush Goyal should honour these men for their honesty,” said Dr Dhemre.
RPF personnel later handed over the purse to Dr Dhemre at Ajni police station. It had all valuables, cash and credit card intact in it.