Agartala, Aug 17: In an exemplary display of honesty, Sujit Sarkar, an auto driver from Aralia in Agartala, returned a lost bag containing gold ornaments worth Rs 3.5 lakh to its rightful owner with the help of police.

After discovering the bag on the back seat of his auto on Friday morning, Sarkar made efforts to trace the owner but was unsuccessful. He then took the bag to the East Agartala police station on Friday night.

The police, led by Officer-in-Charge Rana Chatterjee and ADP Debprasad Deb, were able to return the lost items to the woman, who had accidentally left the bag in the vehicle while traveling to NIT Jirania on August 15.

For his integrity, Sujit Sarkar was felicitated at the Agartala East Police Station on Saturday.