Team Herald
VASCO: An abandoned bag containing a valuable silver umbrella worth Rs 5. 3 lakh was discovered at the Vasco Railway Station on Monday evening.
According to the police, at around 5.30 pm, during routine patrolling at the station, the personnel from the Vasco Railway Police Station and Railway Protection Force (RPF) noticed an unattended bag wrapped in a bedsheet.
When checked, a white metal object that appeared to be made of silver was found in the bag. To ascertain its authenticity and value, Railway and police officials sought assistance from a jeweller.
The jeweller, upon examination, confirmed the item to be a silver “Chattra” (traditional umbrella) of 87.50 purity.
The object weighed approximately 6.4 kilograms and was valued at around Rs 5,37,600.
A case has been registered and further investigation is in progress to trace the origin of the item and its rightful owner, the railway police informed.