Police help two families recover gold left behind while commuting

The Samta Nagar police helped two families recover their lost gold which they had left behind while commuting on the streets of MumbaiThe first case was reported when 30yearold Priyanka Narvekar a resident of Lokhandwala Kandivli East lost her bag containing gold ornaments worth approximately R6 lakh in the early hours of February 24Narvekar was returning home from her motherrsquos house in Borivli on her Activa bike when she went over a speed breaker at Lokhandwala Circle Feeling a sudden jolt she sensed that something had fallen Looking in her rearview mirror she noticed an auto driver picking up an object but due to the darkness she assumed it was the rickshaw driverrsquos luggageAfter reaching home and parking her bike she realised that her jewellery bag was missing It immediately struck her that the bag she had seen falling at Lokhandwala Circle was hers She rushed back to the spot and inquired with nearby rickshaw drivers but found no leadsShe approached the Samta Nagar Police Station and file a complaint Speaking to midday Narvekar said ldquoMy bag contained a mangalsutra earrings and a ring all valued around R6 lakh I had no hope of getting them back But thanks to the Samta Nagar police I was proven wrongrdquoThe next day Narvekar received a call from the police station informing her that her jewellery had been found She immediately rushed to the station where officers returned her valuablesNo words can express my gratitude she saidThe second incident took place on the morning of March 1 when the Ghuge family residents of Lokhandwala Kandivli were on their way to Pune to attend a relativersquos wedding They hired an autorickshaw to Kandivli stationAfter unloading their luggage at the station they realised that their bag containing gold jewellery was missing The lost items included bracelets a mangalsutra and a necklace all valued at approximately Rs 8 lakh Police sources stated that the family cancelled their trip and immediately visited the Samta Nagar Police Station to file a complaintActing on instructions from senior officers API Yogesh Ramkar and his detection team examined CCTV footage in the area identified the autorickshawrsquos number and tracked down the driver in Kranti Nagar The police successfully recovered the missing bag ldquoDuring the investigation it was revealed that the familyrsquos child had accidentally left the jewellery bag in the autordquo an officer saidldquoIn both cases we have successfully recovered 100 per cent of the missing jewellery and returned it to its rightful ownersrdquo a police officer said