The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has, in the past 18 months, returned 27,917 articles worth R15 crore to fliers who had lost or forgotten them at airports or in aircraft. 

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport witnesses thousands of flights taking off and landing each day with a footfall of lakhs. Airport staff collect any valuables left behind by passengers and keep them with the lost and found department at the CISF office. From January 2021 to June this year, a total of 27,917 such articles were kept with the CISF and returned to the original owners.