Maharashtra - Get information about Abandoned, Unclaimed, Recovered Property

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. The claimants, shall file complaint in the concerned police station asking for the information/details about the unclaimed property with the relevant supporting documents.
2. Contact link please select your district from the dropdown list provided under “District/Police Commissionerates” for respective district portal. Here, use the “Contact Us” menu for the contact details.
3. Please visit the respective office.
4. Meet the respective authority at the office and collect the complaint form (if any) from the concerned authority or write on a plain A4 sheet as advised.
5. Once the complaint is ready, please attach the required documents as per the “Required Documents” section of this page and submit it to the designated receiving authority.
6. After receiving the complaint, the authorities will check the complaint and documents. If all are in place, the complaint will be accepted.
7. Authorities will make entries about this complaint in the manual record or electronically using the computer.
8. The complaint will be processed further. The ”SMS” triggered update on complaint status will be sent to the claimants mobile or claimants gets a call from the police station about the status.
9. The concerned authorities will scrutinize the records and “General Station Diary (GD)” followed by an internal inquiry. Once the required information on the unclaimed property/valuables is ascertained, a report will be generated.
10. Based on the matching data/information, the police station authorities will notify the claimant to visit the police station with the original document/details.
11. The claimant shall visit the police station with original documents/details as advised and follow the authorities guidelines to get the information.
12. The whole process can be completed within 7 days. This service is offered free of cost.

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Required Documents

• A written complaint (if the complaint form is available in the police station, then make use of it)
• Applicant’s proof of address (Ration card / Bank pass book / Telephone bill / Aadhaar card)
• Applicant’s proof of identity (Voter ID / Passport / Aadhaar card / Driving licence)
• Copy of the abandoned, unclaimed and recovered property bill or any other document.
• Aadhaar card
• Additional documents (if any)

Note:

• Apart from the above documents, the authorities may ask for additional information or documents. Please provide them for processing.

Office Locations & Contacts

Maharashtra Police Headquarters,
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg, Colaba,
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - 400001.
Contact information link please use the “Contact Us” menu for contact details.

Eligibility

• Those who lost any valuables including cash, golden jewellery, etc. are eligible to apply.
  
• Those who have already registered a complaint with a police station are eligible to apply.
  
• If the complainant has already filed a complaint and has a valid FIR, can apply.
  

Fees

• This service is offered free of cost.

Validity

• The outcome of this process will be helpful in getting the lost/stolen item to its legitimate owner.
• Whereas the claimant shall make such request within six months from the date of the loss or theft of the said property/valuables.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The complaint registration is instant.
• The processing may not take more than 7 days or as per the timeline provided by the respective police station authorities.

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Instructions

• The unclaimed property can also be the one, a person brings in valuables found lying on public roads or other places to the police, the officer concerned needs to make a noting in the general diary of the station and issue a receipt to the person. Such property information will also be ascertained to find whether the claimant request is matching with those properties.
• If any valuables are found or handed over to the police station, the respective police office will check is there any complaint is lodged in any police station about the similar missing valuables.
• They then call the complainant and enquire. If the enquiry is satisfied, the police station will hand over the article to them.
• Don’t forget to take all the originals of the document along with a copy for filing the complaint.
• Incomplete application will be rejected.
• Avoid spelling mistakes while filling the application form.

Required Information

• Name of the claimant
• Age of the claimant
• Gender of the claimant
• Address of the claimant
• Father's Name of the claimant
• Aadhaar card number
• District name
• Date of the earlier complaint registered if any
• FIR number or any other details as appropriate for the acknowledgement of submission of complaint
• Date of complaint
• Other particulars helpful for the request.

Need for the Document

• It is the basic rights of a citizen to exercise his/her right to information about the missing property.
• The information requested about the abandoned, unclaimed or recovered property will be helpful in finding the lost or stolen valuables of a citizen.

Information which might help

• In most cases, unaccounted cash is handed over to the treasury by police after waiting for some time.
• In case the claimant doesn’t appear within six months, the magistrate may direct that such property at the disposal of the state government.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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