The Government Railway Police at Vashi were in for a huge shock when they traced the home of a 70-year-old beggar who had died in a train accident on Friday night. Not only did they stumble upon four gunny sacks full of coins amounting to Rs 1.75 lakh, they also found a bank passbook that showed savings of Rs 8.77 lakh. It took four cops more than 10 hours to count the coins over Saturday and Sunday.

On Friday night, the Vashi GRP received information that a person hit by a local between Govandi and Mankhurd was rushed to Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar. On reaching the hospital, the cops were informed that the doctors declared the beggar dead on arrival. The cops later identified him as Birdichand Azad, a resident of Govandi.