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Elderly Woman Returns Lost Gold Jewelry and Cash; Owner Falls at Her Feet in Tears!
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News18•28-09-2026, 22:09
Elderly Woman Returns Lost Gold Jewelry and Cash; Owner Falls at Her Feet in Tears!
- •An elderly woman in Sivakasi honestly returned a bag containing 10 sovereigns of gold jewelry and 30,000 rupees in cash.
- •Kamalrani lost the bag, which contained funds for her ailing brother's medical expenses, while traveling.
- •Vijayalakshmi, a 65-year-old yoga teacher, found the bag and entrusted it to a vegetable vendor to return.
- •Police used CCTV footage to trace the bag and recovered it from the vegetable vendor.
- •Overjoyed Kamalrani fell at Vijayalakshmi's feet, tearfully thanking her and the police for their honesty and swift action.
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An elderly woman named Vijayalakshmi honestly returned a bag containing 10 sovereigns of gold jewelry valued at 1.2 million rupees and 30,000 rupees in cash after finding it on the road in Sivakasi.
After the owner Kamalrani filed a complaint at the Sivakasi East Police Station, officers reviewed local CCTV footage and traced the bag to a vegetable vendor named Arumugam, who had been given the bag by Vijayalakshmi.
Police Inspector Navaneetha Krishnan honored the honest elderly woman Vijayalakshmi with a sandalwood garland, a shawl, and a memento, while Head Constable Murugan was praised and rewarded for recovering the items within 24 hours.
