Ragpicker returns money found in train, gets a hero's toast in Kolkata

A child ragpicker who handed over to railway police a sum of Rs 10,450 he found in a train at the station here was felicitated by the authorities.

Kishan Sardar, an orphaned 12-year-old, was looking for left-overs inside the D N Kalka Mail recently when he came across a packet containing wads of currency. He rushed to the GRP outpost with the packet and a quick count revealed it contained Rs 10,450, officials said.

Touched by his act, the GRP top brass decided to felicitate Sardar, who has been living in the station compound for several years.

A gathering applauded as GRP Superintendent of Police Pradip Sanyal patted the boy and handed over Rs 100 to him. While those present described Sardar as a hero, the unassuming boy was at a loss for words.