METRO RAILWAY
KOLKATA
PRESS RELEASE
LOST ITEMS RECOVERED AND RETURNED TO COMMUTERS
Kolkata, Date: 28.08.2022
On 26.08.2022 at about 15.00 hrs a lady constable found a purse during a routine check on the platform of Park Street Metro Station. Finding no claimant of this purse, she deposited it to the Station Master's office. After opening the bag, some cash and various valuable items were found therein.
Thereafter, the Station Master made repeated announcements requesting the owner of the purse to collect it from the Station Master's Office and a control message was also communicated to all stations. After sometimes a lady commuter came to the Station Master's office and claimed the ownership of the purse.The purse was handed over to her at 15.40 hrs after proper verification and complying with official formalities.
She expressed her heartfelt gratitude to Metro Railway Authority for helping her to recover the lost purse and other items containing therein.
In another incident on the same day, at about 15.00 hrs, a passenger after getting down from a Metro at the DN platform of Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Station told an on-duty RPF staff about a bag lying unclaimed in a particular coach. The on-duty RPF staff immediately swung into action and entered the said coach and found the bag. Finding no claimant of this bag, he deposited it to the Station Superintendent's office of this station and some valuable items were found therein after it was opened.
Thereafter, Station Master made repeated announcements requesting the owner of the bag to collect it from the Station Master's Office and a control message was also communicated to all stations. After sometimes at 16.00 hrs., a female passenger came to the Station and claimed the ownership of the bag.
After proper verification and complying with all official formalities, the recovered bag was handed over to her.
She expressed her heartfelt gratitude to Metro Railway Authority for helping her to get back the lost bag and the items containing therein.
