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Ahmedabad airport staffer finds bag with USD 750

A housekeeping staffer at Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad handed over USD 750 to the CISF after he found the money while cleaning and sanitising trays used at the security checkpoints. The money was later returned to the passenger.

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Published : Jun 17, 2021, 6:34 PM IST

New Delhi: Setting an example of honesty, a 22-year-old housekeeping staffer of Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Wednesday handed over USD 750 to the CISF personnel at security check, who then returned it to the passenger it belonged to.

According to the Airports Authority of India official, Jeki Chavda, a housekeeping staff at Ahmedabad airport, found USD 750 wrapped in a transparent plastic bag while cleaning and sanitising trays used at the security checkpoints.

Chavda realised that one of the passengers must have forgotten to collect the bag during security check formalities and he immediately handed over the bag to CISF officials. After examining the CCTV footage, CISF tracked down the passenger and returned the bag to him just as he was about to board a flight.

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On Thursday, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri praised Jeki Chavda and said that these acts of kindness reiterate our faith in goodness and integrity of young Indian professionals. These are values that real India is made of.

New Delhi: Setting an example of honesty, a 22-year-old housekeeping staffer of Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Wednesday handed over USD 750 to the CISF personnel at security check, who then returned it to the passenger it belonged to.

According to the Airports Authority of India official, Jeki Chavda, a housekeeping staff at Ahmedabad airport, found USD 750 wrapped in a transparent plastic bag while cleaning and sanitising trays used at the security checkpoints.

Chavda realised that one of the passengers must have forgotten to collect the bag during security check formalities and he immediately handed over the bag to CISF officials. After examining the CCTV footage, CISF tracked down the passenger and returned the bag to him just as he was about to board a flight.

Also read: SC reprimands Faridabad forest land encroachers

On Thursday, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri praised Jeki Chavda and said that these acts of kindness reiterate our faith in goodness and integrity of young Indian professionals. These are values that real India is made of.

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