(From left) Dipchand Gupta, a ragpicker, Akshara Mokashi and Thane stationmaster Vijay Rajak

This man could have gone from rags to riches overnight; instead, he went from rags to respect. A ragpicker in Thane, Dipchand Gupta, 30, found a woman's purse on the tracks on Monday night during the course of his work. Inside, he found debit and credit cards and Rs 33,000 cash, a sum he probably hasn't had the fortune to even see, let alone have. However, Gupta didn't make away with it. He gave it to the Thane stationmaster, who later handed it over to the woman who had lost it. Both the woman and stationmaster gave Gupta Rs 2,500 as a token of appreciation.