New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- In a story that has left social media both amused and impressed with civic vigilance, a Bengaluru resident claimed he was fined by BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) marshals after his garbage bag was traced back to him through an old parcel cover.

The account, shared on Reddit, described how the man left a neatly packed bag of dry waste outside his house before leaving for a trip. "In my area, BBMP picks dry waste on Wednesdays and Saturdays. I had already missed Wednesday's collection. so I packed everything into a black bag and left it just outside my house before leaving," he wrote.

Expecting the garbage collector to pick it up, the man thought nothing of it. But nearly a month later, he was in for a sur...