Woman leaves Rs 15L jewellery in cab; Noida police bring it back

Noida: The Noida Police late on Sunday night came together with Uber to help a woman recover a bag of jewellery worth Rs 15 lakh, which she had forgotten in one of the cabs run by the private taxi service in no time, according to officials.

Rumela Sen had taken an Uber to the Sector 50 metro station in Noida around 9:30 pm on Sunday, and soon after getting dropped off at her destination, she realised that she had left her bag in the cab. Sen's friend Abhinav then alerted the police control room, police said.

"On receiving the information, Station House Officer Sector 49 Ajay Aggarwal reached out to the woman at the metro station and further details, including the cab's number and the driver's details, were taken down," a police spokesperson said.

"Police also contacted the Uber head office and through them got in touch with the cab driver, who was tracked down on the Delhi-Noida Direct flyover. The bag containing the jewellery was then recovered from the cab and handed over to the woman," he said.

Uber India officials said they have an all-round support system to help their users and authorities in such cases and people can report these matters through their Uber app.

"We are delighted the rider recovered her valuables and this is exactly the kind of experience we expect everyone to have on our platform. We would also like to thank the driver partner who returned the bag to her and deeply appreciate the prompt attention police authorities gave to this matter," an Uber Spokesperson said.

"Uber has a 24X7 support team and a law enforcement response team (LERT) which stands ready to extend every possible support in such cases," he said. The company in its latest Lost and Found Index released this March said phones and cameras are the most forgotten items.