India, Oct. 22 -- A young shop clerk in Suzhou, China, accidentally broke jade bangles worth over Rs.1.16 crore, but the owner chose kindness over asking for compensation.

According to a report by the South China Morning Post, the incident happened in October at a jewellery shop in Jiangsu province and was caught on the store's surveillance camera.

While moving a table, the clerk accidentally knocked over a box containing 50 jade bangles. The loud crash startled everyone, and the clerk tried to collect the pieces. Realising most of the bangles were beyond repair, he sat down feeling helpless.

The shop owner, Mr Cheng, said more than 30 of the jade bangles were completely shattered, leading to a loss of over one million yuan. The bangle...