Patna: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) recovered a bag containing over Rs 2 lakh in cash from the Howrah-New Delhi special train on Friday. The bag was later handed over to its owner, Kiran Devi, a resident of Ara.According to Danapur senior divisional commercial manager (senior DCM) Abhinav Siddarth, Kiran got down from the train at Ara station. She later realised that she had left her bag behind. She immediately informed RPF personnel, who launched a search for it.The RPF personnel coordinated with their counterparts and located the bag at Bihiya railway station under the Danapur division of the ECR. It was recovered and handed over to Kiran.Siddarth said the recovery was made under ‘Operation Amanat’, an RPF initiative to trace and return passengers’ belongings left behind or lost during train journeys.Kiran expressed relief after getting back her bag containing the cash. Siddarth said the prompt action of RPF personnel ensured the safe recovery and return of her belongings.
