Beggar found in possession of over Rs 2.58 lakh in J&K's Rajouri

A 65-year-old beggar turned out to be the owner of over Rs 2.58 lakh shortly after she was shifted to a shelter home for better facilities in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.

A 65-year-old beggar turned out to be the owner of over Rs 2.58 lakh shortly after she was shifted to a shelter home for better facilities in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior government official said on Tuesday. The unidentified beggar, who was seen roaming the streets of bus stand and adjoining areas over the past three decades, was shifted to a shelter home meant for the homeless to provide them better living on Monday, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Nowshera, Sukhdev Singh Samyal told PTI. He said a party of the Municipal Committee was deputed Tuesday morning to clear her ragged temporary shelter outside a veterinary hospital but they were surprised to find three plastic boxes containing notes of various denominations covered tightly in polythene and a jute bag full of coins.