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With Rs 2 lakh in pocket, poor beggar dies rich

AJMER: In his death, an anonymous beggar has confirmed Ajmer as the city of alms. As his corpse lay at Panigram Chowk near the citys historic dargah on Sunday, none could recall his name. Someone called the police and his body was taken away. But as word got around that cops had found a booty of nearly Rs 2 lakh from the dead mans pockets, scores gathered to claim they were mourning the death of a relative. He was about 60 years of age and had torn clothes and a shabby bag with him. We searched his body to learn his identity and found Rs 1,500 in the inner pocket of his pants, said a constable who was ordered by the Dargah police station to fetch the body for an autopsy. The matter was again reported to police station and the body brought back. There were a total of Rs 1.98 lakh in his pockets. We later came to know that he used to change coins into Rs 1,000 and 500 notes from shopkeepers, said a police officer.

                                                                                                               
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