MUMBAI: Western Railway’s Kandivali station master helped hand over medical equipments meant for supply to hospital to the rightful owner, after the delivery boy left the parcel that contained these items worth Rs 10 lakh in Borivli local, on December 7.
A WR spokesperson said, “Around 8 pm on December 7, one unclaimed parcel was found at Kandivali’s platform number. The parcel was taken at station master Ashfaq Shaikh's office. After inspecting the contents, he immediately alerted Malad and Borivali stations about the parcel, which contained expensive medical equipments.”
The delivery person, after making inquiries at various stations, was directed to Kandivli. The delivery boy was unable to tell the content of the parcel. Hence, the station master called the owner Rakesh Tiiwari of Nikhil Surgicals who was called at Kandivli and handed the parcel.
Shaikh said, “The delivery person got down at Andheri but without the parcel that was kept at the entrance of the second class compartment. The other passengers in the compartment kicked out the parcel when the train arrived at Kandivli.”
The parcel looked bulky and had accumulated dirt on the exterior. Shaikh said that the value of the medical equipment were to the tune of Rs 10 lakh.
Tiwari said, “I appreciate WR for helping hand over the parcel in 2 hours after it got lost. The medical equipments were brought from Jaslok Hospital and had to taken to my office at Andheri.”
