- A passenger forgot her iPad on the Dakshin Express to Bhopal on December 27
- She reported the missing item via Railways helpline #139 and RailMadad app
- Railway staff coordinated quickly, recovering the iPad at Itarsi station
A passenger recently took to X to express their heartfelt gratitude towards Indian Railways staff who helped her recover a valuable belonging forgotten on a train. The post has since gone viral and grabbed many eyeballs online. X user Diya (@diyaatwt) explained that she forgot her iPad when she was on her way to Bhopal onboard the Dakshin Express on December 27. She said she only realised it was missing "an hour later," which resulted in "chaos" and "lots of crying."
She called the Railways' helpline (#139) and logged a report on the RailMadad app to flag the missing item. She revealed that she managed to get it back quickly. In the X post, she wrote, "Amazingly, within minutes we got a call from the helpline, a quick follow-up with RPF + the TTE on the train, and staff at the next station, Itarsi. The iPad was recovered!" In later comments, the passenger revealed that the device contained many of her study notes. She also thanked various staff members by name.
In the comments, many X users reacted positively. Some shared similar personal experiences. Read some of the reactions below:
Disclaimer: NDTV does not vouch for the claims by the X users.
Previously, another post about a rail passenger who promptly recovered their lost belongings went viral online. A neurosurgeon from Chennai registered a report on RailMadad after he realised he had forgotten his wristwatch in a washroom aboard the Vande Bharat Express train he had travelled by earlier. Within 40 minutes, the lost item was located by the officials, and he was notified of the same. Click here to read the full story.
