Lost and found
Like everyday, I came home from office. Before I could relax, I rememembered that I had to call a friend and so reached for my mobile at its usual place. But it was not to be found there. I searched the whole room but without any success. I tried calling my number from other mobiles, and every time it answered as unreachable or out of range. Guessing that it might have slipped out of my pocket when I reached home, I searched the road in front of our house as well as the garden. I couldn't find it there too. I had called from my mobile while leaving the office, so I had lost it on the way home. After the dinner, me and Devaki travelled back and forth to office searching for the mobile on the way. We didn't find it there either. Meanwhile I contacted, BSNL customer care and learnt that I have to visit their customer service center to block the old SIM and get new SIM with the same number. The nearest CSC had closed and it was not until the next morning that I could block and get new SIM.
Next day, I went to nearest BSNL CSC and within 10 minutes, I was out with new SIM connected with my number. Now, we had to buy a new mobile and also gather all the contacts that I had lost with my lost mobile. But it was not to happen that way.
Day after, my mother got a call saying that my mobile is with Mr. Jahangir Beg, who works as watchman at Mr. Rathi's bangalow on Boat Club road. Mr. Rathi happened to be the owner of Sudarshan Chemicals. Me and my father reached the venue and got my mobile. The events in between as narrated by Mr. Beg were thus. While crossing Council Hall chawk, the mobile had slipped out of my pocket. Mr. Yadav, who works as the driver for Mr. Rathi saw it falling and picked up the loose pieces of it. He assembled them and found that it didn't have the battery. Next day, he went back to Council Hall chawk and searched for the batter and found it. He assembled everything and read through my contact list. He got my mother's mobile number and called her. Since he was to be on the road again, he gave the mobile to the watchman and asked us to collect it from him.
The honesty shown by them and the efforts they took to find the owner of the mobile are rare these day. Hats off to them.
Next day, I went to nearest BSNL CSC and within 10 minutes, I was out with new SIM connected with my number. Now, we had to buy a new mobile and also gather all the contacts that I had lost with my lost mobile. But it was not to happen that way.
Day after, my mother got a call saying that my mobile is with Mr. Jahangir Beg, who works as watchman at Mr. Rathi's bangalow on Boat Club road. Mr. Rathi happened to be the owner of Sudarshan Chemicals. Me and my father reached the venue and got my mobile. The events in between as narrated by Mr. Beg were thus. While crossing Council Hall chawk, the mobile had slipped out of my pocket. Mr. Yadav, who works as the driver for Mr. Rathi saw it falling and picked up the loose pieces of it. He assembled them and found that it didn't have the battery. Next day, he went back to Council Hall chawk and searched for the batter and found it. He assembled everything and read through my contact list. He got my mother's mobile number and called her. Since he was to be on the road again, he gave the mobile to the watchman and asked us to collect it from him.
The honesty shown by them and the efforts they took to find the owner of the mobile are rare these day. Hats off to them.
posted by Ashutosh Bapat (आशुतोष बापट) @ 12:47 AM
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