METRO RAILWAY
KOLKATA
PRESS RELEASE
LOST ITEMS RECOVERED AND RETURNED TO COMMUTERS
Kolkata, Date: 14.10.2022
on 13.10.2022 at about 18.40 hrs at Kavi Subhash Metro Station, an on-duty lady RPF staff during routine check found an unclaimed item beside the ticket counter of the station. She deposited it to the Station Master's office. Thereafter, Station Master made repeated announcements through Public Address System with a request to the owner of the item to collect it from this office. A control message was also communicated to all the stations.
After sometimes i.e. at 19.05 hrs., a lady passenger came to the Station Master's office and claimed the ownership of the item. After proper verification and complying with all official formalities, the item was handed over to her.
She expressed her heartfelt gratitude to Metro Railway Authority for helping her to get back her lost item.
In another incident on the same day at 10.55 hrs. at Baranagar Metro Station, an on-duty lady RPF staff during the routine check of the platform found some valuable items including a Smart Card near the Platform No 2 of the station. Finding no claimant of these items, she deposited it to the Station Master's office. Thereafter, Station Master made repeated announcements through the Public Address System with a request to collect it from this office and a control message was also communicated to all the stations.
At 12.45 hrs., a passenger came to the Station Master’s office and claimed the ownership of the items. After proper verification and complying with all official formalities, those items were handed over to him.
He expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Metro Railway Authority for helping him to get back his lost items.
