Manjunatha, an auto driver from Bangalore, is one such soul. He returned two laptops worth more than a lakh of rupees to their rightful owners after they forgot them in his auto.
Two technology consultants Naveesh and Sainath along with their Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Vishnu from Pune reached Bangalore on September 23, 2009. They hailed an auto (KA 02 B 5022) at K R Puram at 11.30 am towards Shivajinagar. At 12.15 pm, they got down at Shivajinagar with the luggage.
But, only after an hour, they realised that they had forgotten two laptops: one Toshiba and another Dell, worth more than Rs 1 lakh. More than the money, it was the data that these laptops contained that was worthless. They then decided to lodge a complaint at the Commercial Street Police Station.
When they were about to go to the police station, Vishnu got a call on his mobile phone.
“It was a strange number and the caller introduced himself as Manjunatha. We could not recognise him. But, Manjunatha said he was the auto driver who dropped us from K R Puram to Shivajinagar and wanted to return the laptops. He asked us to be at the place where we got down from the auto. Though, we could not believe it initially, the auto driver promptly landed at 3 pm,” Naveesh said.
But for the 30-year-old Manjunatha, it was nothing exceptional, just a deed in the line of duty. “After dropping the three techies, I ferried two women from Infantry Road to Mysore Road. I saw the laptop bag and asked the women whether it belonged to them. They said no. I checked the bag and found visiting cards and called one of them,” he said.
Manjunatha, who has been driving autos since 2005, said he was suitably rewarded. “They gave me Rs 1,000. That was very nice.”
This is not the first time Manjunatha has displayed such honesty. “Couple of months ago, one lady had left her mobile phone behind in my auto. I remembered her place and returned it.”
Two technology consultants Naveesh and Sainath along with their Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Vishnu from Pune reached Bangalore on September 23, 2009. They hailed an auto (KA 02 B 5022) at K R Puram at 11.30 am towards Shivajinagar. At 12.15 pm, they got down at Shivajinagar with the luggage.
But, only after an hour, they realised that they had forgotten two laptops: one Toshiba and another Dell, worth more than Rs 1 lakh. More than the money, it was the data that these laptops contained that was worthless. They then decided to lodge a complaint at the Commercial Street Police Station.
When they were about to go to the police station, Vishnu got a call on his mobile phone.
“It was a strange number and the caller introduced himself as Manjunatha. We could not recognise him. But, Manjunatha said he was the auto driver who dropped us from K R Puram to Shivajinagar and wanted to return the laptops. He asked us to be at the place where we got down from the auto. Though, we could not believe it initially, the auto driver promptly landed at 3 pm,” Naveesh said.
But for the 30-year-old Manjunatha, it was nothing exceptional, just a deed in the line of duty. “After dropping the three techies, I ferried two women from Infantry Road to Mysore Road. I saw the laptop bag and asked the women whether it belonged to them. They said no. I checked the bag and found visiting cards and called one of them,” he said.
Manjunatha, who has been driving autos since 2005, said he was suitably rewarded. “They gave me Rs 1,000. That was very nice.”
This is not the first time Manjunatha has displayed such honesty. “Couple of months ago, one lady had left her mobile phone behind in my auto. I remembered her place and returned it.”
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