Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Good Samaritan Returns Tirumala Family’s Valuables Worth Lakhs
A family went to Tirumala for a wedding.
While travelling in jeeps, a bag accidentally fell from one of their vehicles near Alipiri.
The bag contained gold, money and important property papers.
A person riding a motorcycle found it.
Instead of keeping it, the person gave it to a Home Guard.
The family reported the missing bag to the police.
Officials checked the family’s description against the bag’s contents.
After confirming everything matched, they returned the bag to the family.
The gold and documents were reported to be worth about Rs.20 lakh, along with cash.
An unidentified motorcyclist found a bag near the Alipiri ghat road and handed it to Home Guard Reddappa Rao.
The bag belonged to a family whose members had travelled to Tirumala for Lakshmi Narayana and Shailaja’s wedding.
It contained 61 grams of gold ornaments, Rs.2,02,840 in cash and property documents.
The family reported the loss at the Tirumala Police Command Control Centre and provided details for verification.
Officials matched the details with the bag’s contents and returned the valuables to the family in the presence of TTD AVSO Krishnaiah.
- Who
- The family of newlyweds Lakshmi Narayana and Shailaja, an unidentified motorcyclist, Home Guard Reddappa Rao and Tirumala officials.
- What
- A bag containing gold ornaments, cash and property documents was found and returned to its owners.
- When
- The wedding took place on Friday evening, and the family travelled in the early hours of Friday.
- Where
- The bag was found near the Alipiri checking point on the route to Tirumala and returned in Tirumala.
- Why
- The bag had fallen from one of the family’s vehicles without them noticing, while the motorcyclist returned it after finding it.
- Gold ornaments
- 61 grams, reportedly worth around Rs.10 lakh
- Cash
- Rs.2,02,840
- Property documents
- Reportedly worth approximately Rs.10 lakh
- Discovery location
- Near the Alipiri checking point and ghat road
- Finder
- An unidentified person travelling on a motorcycle
- Handed over to
- Home Guard Reddappa Rao near the Tirumala GNC tollgate
- Return process
- The contents were verified through details provided at the Tirumala Police Command Control Centre and CCTV surveillance unit