Delhi Metro is called the lifeline of the city. Every year crores of passengers travel by metro. During the journey, often some items are left in the metro by mistake. CISF, which is responsible for the security of the metro, recovers these items and these items are returned to their owners. Some figures related to lost or left behind items in Delhi Metro have come to the fore which will surprise you.

In the year 2024, passengers forgot cash worth more than Rs 40 lakh in Delhi Metro. Not only this, people also left hundreds of items including 89 laptops, 193 mobile phones, nine mangalsutras in the metro by mistake. The jawans of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which is responsible for security, recovered these items. CISF identified the passengers who left the luggage and returned it after verification.

How many passengers travel in Delhi Metro?

On an average, 70 lakh people travel in Delhi Metro every day. This includes office workers, students going to school and college, tourists visiting Delhi and others. About 13,000 CISF personnel have been deployed for the security of these passengers. These soldiers handle the security of the metro network spread across the national capital region.

While traveling in the metro, people left most of their belongings near the baggage scanning machine by mistake. CISF found laptops, watches, cash, jewelry and foreign currency among the things left by mistake. Apart from this, while checking the luggage, live cartridges and flammable things that can cause fire were also found. Please note that traveling with weapons and flammable items is not allowed.