The Muslim owner of a Burger King outlet in the US handed in a bag containing $100,000 to the police after it was discovered by a cleaner.
Sahista Bakawla, from San Jose, was cleaning the fast food restaurant when she stumbled across a blue backpack left in a booth.
She took the bag into the back of the restaurant and called the owner, who opened it hoping to find some ID or a phone number.
But the pair called the police when they discovered the bag was full of $100 bills.
Burger King owner Altaf Chaus said: “I opened the zipper, I see lots of money, cash money, $100 bills stacked up like half the bag, money.”
“I said, ‘wow! Today’s my birthday, this is my birthday gift.
“I’ve been in this country 26 years and I worked three jobs for 15 years before I bought this Burger King.
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“So I’m a very hardworking man. I don’t want that money, maybe it belongs to somebody.”
Mr Chaus said his religion encouraged him to be honest and hand in the money.
“I am Muslim, and we believe that you have to sweat to get what you earn. When we first came here, I used to work three jobs, and I learned, if you don’t sweat, it’s not your money,” he added.
Mr Chaus immediately called the police, who found sweets, marijuana and a bank deposit, along with the money.
Police are now working with the bank to find the bag’s owner.
Ms Bakawla, who found the bag, said: “I twice cleaned, like two or three times cleaned the tables and it’s still here. I waited until 3pm and nobody came here.”
