These two Mumbai residents were pleasantly surprised when Andheri Government Railway Police (GRP) officers approached them last month to return their phones that they had lost almost 10 years back. They might have not expected it in their wildest dreams, because when the cops reached out to them, they couldn't even recollect the incidents they were talking about.

Back in 2010
Aditya Bane (previous name Chandranil Bane), a Chinchpokli resident, had lost his mobile phone in 2010, after which he had filed a complaint against an unknown person. Police had registered a case under section 379 of IPC. Speaking to mid-day, Bane said, "In 2010, I was working with a security firm, where I earned Rs 8,000. A couple of days prior to Diwali in October I had bought a Nokia Express music phone for Rs 5,500. Just a week later when I was travelling via train from Andheri to Dadar, my phone got stolen. Soon after, I approached the Andheri GRP and registered a complaint. I followed up the case for around five to six months and then gave up hope as nothing was coming of it."