Finder returns purse with Rs 50,000 earrings in Navi Mumbai – Times of India

NAVI MUMBAI: In an unusual show of honesty, a homemaker from Vashigaon in Navi Mumbai returned a purse containing a pair of gold earrings worth Rs 50,000 and Rs 1,000 she had found on the roadside to its rightful owner. Jayshree Bhagat (38), who hails from a middle-class family, went out of her way to return the purse to Jaya Pawar.
Bhagat said she was was returning home by auto after buying groceries around 1.30pm on Wednesday when she spotted a black purse lying on a cement seat at a corner as the rickshaw slowed down near Bharat Sevashram building. “I guessed that someone had forgotten it there. Since it could contain valuables and even important documents, I took custody of the purse,” said Bhagat.
When she checked its contents on returning home, she found the earrings and cash. Besides, there was an Aadhaar card in the purse.
Purse owner had shifted home, finder tracked her
I went to the address that was mentioned on the Aadhaar card, but I was told that the woman had shifted from the house,” Bhagat said, adding that she sought help from her brother-in-law to track down the woman’s residence in Vashigaon the next day. “I met her at the place and returned her valuables,” Bhagat said.
Pawar said that she had gone to the place where she left her purse to see her mother off around 1pm the same day.
While they were waiting for an autorickshaw at the spot, they sat on the cement seat along the road. “When my mother hailed an autorickshaw, I left to go home, leaving the purse behind on the cement seat,” said Pawar.
It’s only after she reached home that she realized her mistake. She did rush back to the spot, but the purse was missing. “I thought I would never get the purse and my valuables back,” said Pawar. “But honest people like Jayshree Bhagat do exist. I am glad I have been proven wrong.”