Archive · 3 Sep 2026
RPF Recovers Passenger’s ₹29 Lakh Bag at Bengaluru Station
A passenger accidentally left a valuable bag on a train.
The bag had gold, a laptop and cash worth more than ₹29 lakh.
Railway Protection Force staff were told about the missing bag.
They searched the train when it reached Bengaluru station.
They found the bag and kept it safely at the RPF office.
The passenger later came with his family to collect it.
RPF staff checked his identity and travel details first.
The passenger confirmed that the bag and its contents belonged to him.
The RPF then returned everything safely, and the passenger thanked them.
RPF personnel recovered a passenger’s unattended bag at KSR Bengaluru Railway Station on 30 August 2026.
The bag was left in Coach B3 of Train No. 16316 after the passenger deboarded at Krishnarajapuram.
It contained approximately 189 grams of gold ornaments, a laptop, ₹53,240 in cash and accessories.
The passenger valued the gold ornaments at approximately ₹27.15 lakh, with the total contents worth more than ₹29 lakh.
After identity and travel verification, RPF personnel safely returned the complete bag to the passenger.
- Who
- Passenger Santosh and Railway Protection Force personnel, including ASI Vijayalaxmi M. Gudi, Head Constable Gunagi and Head Constable C. R. Suresh.
- What
- RPF personnel recovered and returned a bag containing gold ornaments, a laptop, cash and accessories worth more than ₹29 lakh.
- When
- 30 August 2026.
- Where
- KSR Bengaluru Railway Station, after the bag was left in Coach B3 of Train No. 16316 at Krishnarajapuram.
- Why
- The passenger inadvertently left the bag behind while deboarding; RPF staff recovered it after being alerted.
- Train
- Train No. 16316, Thiruvananthapuram North–Mysuru
- Gold ornaments
- Approximately 189 grams, valued by the passenger at about ₹27.15 lakh
- Cash
- ₹53,240
- Total value
- More than ₹29 lakh, including the gold, laptop and other articles
- Recovery location
- Platform No. 5, KSR Bengaluru Railway Station
- Passenger
- Santosh
- Verification
- The bag was returned after checking the passenger’s identity and travel particulars