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Honest auto rickshaw driver returns bag with 10 tolas of gold lost by couple in Hyderabad

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An honest auto rickshaw driver in Hyderabad found a bag containing gold ornaments weighing 10 tolas valued at over Rs 5 lakh and has won praise for returning the jewellery to the couple who had lost it.</p>
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K Srinivas, SHO, Langer House police station, said the couple lost their handbag while coming back from Hashamnagar. On their way back to Tolichowk, they realized that their bag was missing.</p>
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The SHO said, "Mirza Sultan Baig and his wife Samera Begum approached the police station with a request to trace the missing gold ornaments."</p>
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He further said the couple, while searching for their bag, got a call at 3:30 pm from an auto driver who had found their handbag near pillar no 55.</p>
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The SHO said, "The auto driver, Syed Zakir, found the handbag with the gold ornaments along with a receipt. He immediately called the phone number and handed over the bag along with the gold ornaments weighing about 10 tolas."</p>
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K Srinivas praised Mr Zakir's honesty pointing out that the man is a shining example for society as despite being poor, he did not steal or take something that did not belong to him.</p>

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