In a shining example of integrity and dharma that warms the heart and reaffirms faith in human goodness, a scrap dealer in Faridabad, Haryana, has returned gold jewellery worth approximately ₹15 lakh to its rightful owners after discovering it hidden among junk sold six months earlier.
Haji Akhtar Khan, affectionately known as Khan Sahab, who runs a scrap warehouse in Ballabhgarh near Faridabad, stumbled upon a plastic packet wrapped in paper while sorting through old scrap material. Suspecting it might be valuable, he had it verified by a goldsmith, who confirmed it was 100 grams (about 10 tolas) of 22-carat gold jewellery—matching exactly the description given months ago by a family who had approached him seeking their lost items.
The jewellery belonged to Ashok Sharma, an LIC agent from Gurgaon (nearby Gurugram), and his family. They had safely tucked the ornaments inside a sack at home before departing for the Kumbh Mela in January last year to protect them from theft. Tragically, during Diwali cleaning and decluttering, the sack was mistakenly sold as ordinary household scrap to Khan. The family realized the error during puja preparations and visited Khan multiple times over the following months, but the gold remained undiscovered amid the vast piles—too much time had passed to check old CCTV footage.
Khan’s conscience guided him unwaveringly. “We believe in earning through hard work and cannot keep someone else’s property. My family also agreed that it must be returned,” he shared humbly. Instead of keeping the unexpected “find,” he immediately approached the police and handed over the jewellery at the office of ACP Jitesh Malhotra in Ballabhgarh, where it was formally returned to the Sharma family.
Ashok Sharma expressed deep gratitude: “We suffered a significant loss during Diwali when, by mistake, 10 tolas of gold went into the scrap. Today, Haji Akhtar Khan Sahab has set an example of honesty. He came to the ACP Sahab’s office, handed over the gold, and informed us to collect our belongings. I thank him from the bottom of my heart. May God give him a long life.”
ACP Malhotra praised the act as rare integrity, advising people to store valuables securely in bank lockers, while noting such honesty restores faith in humanity.
This beautiful incident reminds us of the timeless spiritual principle that true wealth lies not in material gain but in satya (truth) and dharma (righteous conduct). In the teachings of saints like Neem Karoli Baba, honesty and selfless service are the highest forms of devotion—acts that invite divine grace and uplift everyone involved.
Khan Sahab’s quiet choice to return what was not his echoes the essence of karma yoga: doing the right thing without expectation of reward. In a world often shadowed by mistrust, stories like this shine as beacons of hope, proving that goodness endures and that integrity is the true “gold standard.”
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