Gurgaon cab driver returns ₹2 lakh MacBook left behind in car, refuses money from grateful student
A Reddit post about a cab driver in Gurgaon safely returning a left-behind MacBook has gone viral.
A college student from Gurgaon has shared a heartwarming story on Reddit about how a cab driver returned a MacBook worth ₹2 lakh that was left behind in his cab.
According to the post, the student (@RAOUGRA) had two bags: a personal bag and a laptop bag borrowed from a friend. The MacBook had been borrowed over the weekend and was meant to be returned that day.
“How I almost lost a 2 lakh laptop in a cab. I am so, so lucky to be writing this with a smiling face today,” the caption of the post reads.
Cab driver returns forgotten MacBook:
“This morning, I called a cab to go to my college. I was carrying two bags one was my usual bag, and the other was my friend’s laptop sleeve/bag,” the student explained in his Reddit post.
After reaching campus and heading to the canteen, the friend asked the Redditor about the laptop.
{{/usCountry}}After reaching campus and heading to the canteen, the friend asked the Redditor about the laptop.
{{/usCountry}}At that moment, the student realised the MacBook had been left in the cab, and they then tried to call the cab driver several times but received no response.
{{/usCountry}}At that moment, the student realised the MacBook had been left in the cab, and they then tried to call the cab driver several times but received no response.
{{/usCountry}}“My mind almost accepted that it was gone,” the Redditor adds.
{{/usCountry}}“My mind almost accepted that it was gone,” the Redditor adds.
{{/usCountry}}Rushing back to the college gate with a friend, the Redditor saw the cab driver already waiting for them. The driver was holding the laptop bag and speaking with the security guards.
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{{/usCountry}}Rushing back to the college gate with a friend, the Redditor saw the cab driver already waiting for them. The driver was holding the laptop bag and speaking with the security guards.
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{{/usCountry}}The driver explained that his phone was in the cab when he came to the gate to return the bag.
The Redditor offered him ₹500 as a thank you, but he refused.
“Despite my repeated requests, he said I was like a kid to him. It truly felt like humanity is still alive. May God always be kind to this cab bhaiya," the Redditor adds.
Check out the post here:
Reddit reacts:
The post drew wide appreciation, with Redditors praising the cab driver’s honesty and kindness. Many called the gesture a reminder that humanity still exists.
One of the users commented, “Moments like this restore our faith in humanity.”
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A second user commented, “I lost the laptop, filed theft FIR as it was the only way to get a laptop of free replacement laptop. Later, I came to know it was in the office. Told the police that I got the laptop, but had to struggle really hard to close that FIR.”
“Be careful next time. Such things happen. God Bless,” another user commented.
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