{
  "id": 9605815,
  "title": "Navi Mumbai: Auto Driver Returns Cash-Filled Bag To 70-Year-Old Passenger Through Vashi Police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/navi-mumbai-auto-driver-returns-cash-filled-bag-to-70-year-old",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T17:43:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/navi-mumbai-auto-driver-returns-cash-filled-bag-to-70-year-old-passenger-through-vashi-police"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 24, 2026, in Navi Mumbai, a 38-year-old autorickshaw driver named Amol Ashok Sawant acted promptly when he discovered a bag filled with cash in his vehicle. The passenger, a 70-year-old man named Madhavji Lalji Bhanushali, had inadvertently left the bag containing bundles of money at the back of the rickshaw. Sawant, along with his colleague Shivaji K. Jejeram Gavhane, handed the bag over to the Vashi police station. Later that day, Bhanushali also arrived at the police station to retrieve his belongings. The police verified the contents of the bag in the presence of both men and returned it to him intact. Neither Sawant nor Bhanushali expressed any complaint or suspicion about the incident. The Vashi police officials praised Sawant for his honesty and encouraged other citizens to follow his example. For more information on affordable property options in the Mumbai area, visit the website: https://budgetproperties.in/.",
  "summary": "Navi Mumbai, September 24, 2026: An autorickshaw driver’s prompt decision to hand over a bag containing bundles of cash to the police helped a 70-year-old passenger recover his belongings within hours in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. Amol Ashok Sawant, 38, a resident of Panvel, was ferrying passengers in his autorickshaw (MH 43 BF 5535) when an unidentified man boarded the vehicle at Form Society in…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}