Mumbai Ola driver spots phone left behind by customer, the next part is worth watching

A Mumbai cab driver tracked down a passenger after finding her iPhone 16 in his cab and returned it to her family. The gesture drew praise online, and the family thanked him with Rs 2,500.Mumbai Ola driver spots phone left behind by customer, the next part is worth watching (Photos: @the_meer_shk/Instagram)A Mumbai cab driver found an iPhone 16 left behind by a passenger in his car and went out of his way to track her down and return it, later receiving Rs 2,500 from her family as a thank-you.Meer Shaikh, a Mumbai-based driver who works with both Uber and Ola, shared the video on his Instagram account, documenting how he found the phone and eventually returned it to its owner.In the video, Meer was seen holding the phone as he explained that a passenger had accidentally left it behind in his cab. He said the woman had already left before realising that she had forgotten her phone and that he could no longer contact her directly.However, he remembered that the passenger was a senior citizen and decided to try and locate her himself so that he could return the phone. The video then transitioned to Meer driving his cab as he explained that he had managed to get in touch with the woman. He was seen making his way to meet her and hand the phone back.He later returned the iPhone to the woman and her family. At the end of the video, Meer revealed that they had given him Rs 2,500 as a gesture of gratitude for returning the phone. Watch the video here:The simple act of honesty was appreciated by viewers, with several praising Meer for making the effort to track down the passenger instead of simply handing the phone over to a lost-and-found service or keeping it.One user said his honesty deserved recognition and praised him for returning the valuable phone, while another said gestures like his were the reason people continued to have faith in cab drivers. A third commenter also congratulated him and called the gesture worthy of a salute.- EndsPublished By: Yashna TalwarPublished On: Aug 15, 2026 17:36 IST