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Bengaluru: Auto driver rewarded for honesty on the job

Bengaluru, KARNATAKA :

When Syed Ahmed noticed the bag, he waited at the same spot thinking the passenger would return to collect the bag.

Syed Ahmed receives his award from Police Commissioner T. Suneel Kumar.
Syed Ahmed receives his award from Police Commissioner T. Suneel Kumar.

Bengaluru:

The city Police Commissioner T. Suneel Kumar rewarded a 45-year-old autorickshaw driver for his honesty, when he returned a bag containing cash, ATM cards and an expensive mobile phone which was left behind by a passenger on Wednesday.

The passenger, identified as Pramod Kumar Jain, took the autorickshaw from Majestic driven by Syed Ahmed. When Jain got off at the City Railway Station, he left behind a bag containing cash and other valuables.

When Syed Ahmed noticed the bag, he waited at the same spot thinking the passenger would return to collect the bag.

When the passenger did not return even after hours, Ahmed took the bag to the city Police Commissioner’s office seeking help in returning the bag to its owner. The police checked the bag and found a visitng card of Jain.

The police him to collect the bag, which contained Rs 45,000 in cash, two ATM cards and an i-Phone.

The bag was handed over to Jain in the presence of the Commissioner.

Kumar gave Ahmed a certificate of appreciation and a cash reward.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Nation> Current Affairs / May 23rd, 2019

Manipur Governor Syed Ahmed laid to rest with full state honours

Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA :

The Maharashtra government has declared a day’s mourning today.

Image credit : Twitter
Image credit : Twitter

Mumbai:

Manipur Governor Syed Ahmed was laid to rest here today with full state honours. 73-year-old Ahmed was suffering from cancer and admitted to Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra last week where he breathed his last yesterday. The funeral took place at Rehmatabad, Shahi Kabrastan in Anjeerwadi, Mazgaon this afternoon. The last rites were conducted by his son Syed Zeeshan.

Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, Senior Congress leader Mukul Wasnik were present on the funeral. Ghulam Nabi Azad laid a wreath on behalf of Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

Manipur Labour minister Hemo Chandra Singh, former Union Minister Subodh Kant Sahay, who hails from Jharkhand, Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan, Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam and Mumbai Congress Minority department chairman Nizamuddin Rayeen also attended the funeral.

The Maharashtra government has declared a day’s mourning today. Ahmed was sworn in as the Governor of Manipur on May 16, 2015. Ahmed, a former Congress leader from Maharashtra, was shifted to the north-eastern State from Jharkhand, where he was appointed Governor on August 26, 2011 when the UPA Government was in power at the Centre.

He joined the Congress party in 1977. He was elected to the Maharashtra Assembly five times from the Nagpada constituency in Mumbai. He also served as a Minister in Maharashtra, where he held portfolios like Housing. Besides dabbling in politics, where he started his career in Congress, Ahmed also had a flair for writing, especially in Urdu. President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among others who had condoled Ahmed’s demise.

source: http://www.india.com / India.com / Home> News> India / by Press Trust of India / September 28th, 2015