Chennai Sanitation Worker Returns Gold Worth Rs 45 Lakh, Receives CM Honour

Padma, a Chennai sanitation worker, found a bag containing gold jewellery worth approximately Rs 45 lakh while cleaning a street in T. Nagar. She promptly handed it over to the police, who verified the owner as Ramesh, a local trader. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin honored Padma with a shawl and a Rs 1 lakh cheque for her honesty. Her actions, along with her family's history of returning lost valuables, have been praised by officials and residents as exemplary civic responsibility.