It began as shock and turned into a pleasant surprise for Dr Sanjay Prabhakar, a senior journalist, who got a call from a police officer about the Rs 300 Dr Prabhakar lost in a pick-pocketing incident 16 years and 7 months ago. Amid utter disbelief, Dr Prabhakar, beheld his registered complaint of pickpocketing at Mumbai Central's GRP (Government Railway Police) police station.

The Mumbai Central GRP has returned property seized from accused persons in over 450 cases in the past two months.