Driver returns1.3 L, docus left in app cab
Around 8.25 pm on Monday, Sukumar Saha Roy booked an app cab from Kolkata GPO to Chatakal in Dum Dum.
"Roy later realised he had left his bag in the cab and alerted cops," said Anupam Singh, DCP, South Zone, Barrackpore Commissionerate.
Despite initial challenges in identifying the driver, police eventually traced him. The driver voluntarily appeared at Ghughudanga OP and returned the entire amount, the passport and all documents.
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