Mumbai Beggar Dies Leaving Behind Assets Over Rs. 10Lac

Mumbai Beggar Dies Leaving Behind Assets Over Rs. 10Lac

Mumbai police found documents for fixed depositsworth Rs. 8.77 lakh with several banks and coins of at least Rs. 1.5 lakh atthe home of a Mumbai beggar who died in an accident.

The policemen who walked into the dilapidatedone-room home of the beggar, Birju Chandra Azad could not come out for sometime as they had to spend hours counting the bagful of jangling coins thattallied up to Rs. 1.5 lakhs.

Police said that the beggar used to live alone in the house at a slum in Southeast Mumbai's Govandi. He left behind a voter identity card, PAN card and Aadhaar card and the room is littered with old newspapers and polythene bags.

The police officer said that the beggar, BirjuChandra Azad died in an accident while trespassing on railway track betweenGovandi and Mankhurd station.

The police traced his house in the slum after hisaccident on October 4 as they went looking for his relatives and it was thenwhen the police stumbled upon the wealth that the beggar probably saved over along period of time.

According to reports, the police will now contactthe bank authorities to keep the fixed deposits safe. Police have also takenthe coins for safekeeping and are looking for any relative or family members.

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