Watchman's teen son returns ₹ 45 lakh diamonds
19 Aug 2017 6:43 PM GMT
Surat: A 15-year-old boy Vishal Upadhyay and his watchman father Fulchand were felicitated by the Surat Diamond Association (SDA) on Saturday for returning a pouch full of diamonds worth Rs 45 lakh to its owner. Mansukhbhai Savaliya, a broker had lost the pouch containing diamonds on Sunday.
Last Sunday, when Mansukhbhai, a diamond broker, was walking out after collecting diamond packets from a safe deposit vault, one packet containing diamonds worth Rs 45 lakh slipped out of his pocket. Vishal who was playing cricket near the spot where the diamond pouch fell, picked it up and took it home where he showed it to his father, who works as a watchman.
The diamond market was closed for the next two days on Monday and Tuesday this week due to Independence Day holiday, Fulchand returned the diamond to the Association on Wednesday as soon as it opened.
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