Beggar dies with Rs 2 Lakh in pocket

Indians, irrespective of whatever strata of the society they might belong to, have an inherent sense of saving money for rough times. We all save, thinking that the deposits would serve us during adverse times and illness. Sometimes, we even take out a few coins to give alms to a poor beggar so that he can conjure up on all his earnings over a period of time and get himself a square meal. Read More................Ajmer: Beggar dies with Rs 2 Lakh in pocket

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Villagers Elect Beggar As Village Head

Badaun: Fed up with tall promises made by political parties and local leaders, residents of Sahawar Shah village have made an unusual choice by electing a beggar as their village head.

A total of eight candidates were in the fray but villagers chose 70-year-old Narayan Nat, who has been making both end meet by begging for the past 40 years, locals said.
Read More................Villagers elect beggar as Gram Pradhan

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Beggar, the unlikely but popular village head!

He begs not just for himself but also for the greater common good. As head of his village in Uttar Pradesh, 46-year-old Dharmveer Bhoora has been able to contribute thousands of rupees for development, all made out of begging. Read More................Beggar Bhoora, the unlikely but popular village head!

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Beggar earns Rs 1.4 mn in his career

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Police in Kerala's Mavoor town found cash and receipts for nearly Rs 1.4 million in the bag of a beggar asking for alms outside a mosque, a newspaper report said on Wednesday. Police said Abdul Gali was carrying Rs 80,000 in cash and had receipts for post office deposits of Rs 1.3 million, the newspaper reported. Read More................Beggar earns Rs 1.4 mn in 30-yr career: Report

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Cops dump beggar on garbage heap

In a shocking incident, a handicapped beggar has alleged that a Goa Police patrol car had dumped him on a garbage heap, leaving him to die.

Between gasps of pain, the beggar, who identified himself as Shelton, a 47-year-old resident of Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district, said police had picked him up from the pavement in front of a hotel late Tuesday night and had told him that he was being taken to Mother Theresa's hospital.Read More................Goa police dump beggar on garbage heap

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This Beggar in India is a Millionaire

AJMER: For Mohammed Jakir, an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh, begging may have begun as a compulsion but through his ingenuity he turned it into a career option.

The 42-year-old amputee, who begged in Indian cities for more than two decades, is today known to be a rich man in Bangladesh.

Indian intelligence sleuths, who nabbed Jakir after learning about his all-too-frequent visits to Bangladesh, claim that his wealth in that country could be around Rs 75 lakh! Read more.................................Beggar in India is a millionaire in Bangladesh

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Shopkeepers Begging for Coins from Beggars

In Calcutta city in West Bengal state of India shopkeepers are begging for coins from the beggars and buying coins at prices above their face value. Reason, there is sudden shortage of coins in this city of 14 million.

Reserve Bank of India has resorted to the emergency measures, distributing millions of coins to satisfy the demand.

Since the coin shortage became acute at the beginning of June, the bank has distributed nearly 5 million rupees (US$121,950; Euro 91,664.16) worth of coins, including one million on Thursday alone, said Nilanjan Saha, the bank's treasurer in the city.

But the emergency supplies have failed to appease the demand & nearly 2,000 people stood in two lines on a recent day at the bank to exchange currency notes for coins, many planning to resell them for a profit.

One woman, who asked not to be named, set up shop outside the bank selling packets of 100 rupee coins for 120 rupees.

"It may sound strange, but we have found that beggars are a good source of coins," said Mum Poddar, who runs a small shop selling stationary.

Bank officials said they were mystified by the shortage.

"There is no reason," said Saha. "But I have heard reports that some unscrupulous traders were melting coins because the face value of the coins are lower than the metal value."

The bank was also investigating claims the coins were being melted down to make razor blades.

There are "reports that as many as six blades can be made from one single one rupee coin," said bank security officer Subal Chandra Naskar.

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'Millionaire' Beggars

Mumbai is India's financial and entertainment capital. Here people come from all over India to try their luck to get rich. Of course many become Millionaire through hard work & interestingly many become Millionaire by begging also.

Meet here "Massu", who begs for alms at the Lokhandwala Complex in suburban Mumbai's Andheri area.

Barefoot, squint-eyed, somewhat emaciated and wearing filthy clothes, Massu begs for alms. His working hours start at 8 in the evening and he calls it a day in the wee hours of the morning after the last diners have headed home. His takings average between Indian Rs.1,000 and Indian Rs.1,500 on a good business night.

Yes, Massu is one of the many "millionaire" beggars in India 's financial and entertainment capital.

Dressed in spotless white clothes, 60-year-old Malana Khan, Massu to his acquaintances, takes an auto-rickshaw from his one-bedroom-hall-kitchen (BHK) flat in middle-class Andheri West in western suburban Mumbai and heads towards up market Lokhandwala complex every evening.

He changes into his "begging attire" in a lane near Adlabs and is ready for the night.

Calling it a day at around 3 a.m., Massu takes an auto-rickshaw back home. He stops near Yashraj Studios close to his home for a change of clothes.

Besides his BHK flat at Amboli in Andheri West, Massu also owns a similar flat in neighboring Andheri East.

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She is a rich beggar

Can we think of a rich beggar? Can beggars be rich enough to earn handsome money in life? If we go by the story of this lady beggar from Patna in Bihar state of India, you shall have no other option but to believe that beggars can be rich enough also. Here is Sarvatia Devi who is in her early forties & she has a bank account with a hefty amount in it. She too has two insurance policies for which she pays Indian Rupees 36,000 as premium annually. She begs near the Darbhanga Kalibari in Patna, Capital city of Bihar state of India.

As per her insurance agent she has purchased two short-term policies worth Indian Rupees 3 lakh ( 0.3 million) and Indian Rupees 1 lakh ( 0.1 million) for which she pays an annual premium of Indian Rupees 31,000 and Indian Rupees 5,000 respectively. She is also having a "comfortable home" besides a well-settled married daughter. She has traveled across the country and even been on pilgrimage to many holy places in India, all by begging. Read more.........Beggar pays Rs 36,000 premium

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