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A Kashmiri taxi driver in Pahalgam not only found a bag containing cash, an expensive mobile phone and other valuables that a tourist had left in a hurry, but also rushed to give it back to her while she was boarding the car to leave.

Thus he saved her from losing lakhs of rupees and her valuable documents by returning the handbag that she had lost and did not even notice.

A video of the incident is going viral on social media. It shows a Kashmiri man returning a handbag to the tourist and asking her to check its contents.

The joy on the woman's face is palpable. She couldn't believe that her bag, which she had forgotten on the ice and presumed lost, had been returned.

In the video posted online by local media, the Kashmiri man asks the tourist, "Pehle apna saaman Check karo." She asks her to check all his possessions inside the bag and especially count her money. "Check carefully, it is not too little. Don't say later that I stole it." 

#Watch | Pahalgam cab driver sets example, returns bag with cash, iPhone and other valuables to tourist#Kashmir #GKTV #Pahalgam pic.twitter.com/srT0ZBRqzA

— Greater Kashmir (@GreaterKashmir) January 5, 2026

The woman says, "No, no, it's okay, there's no problem. Everything is fine."

The person replies, "You are our sister; it is our duty to hand over to you whatever belongings are yours and have accidentally fallen. I had it with me."

The unnamed taxi driver is heard saying, "I hope you tell them good things about this place."

Videograb from the viral clip

Exploring the bag, the woman says, "This is my iPhone; this is my PAN card. Are the other documents also intact?... Okay, everything is correct. Thank you, brother, thank you, brother. I was almost out of breath."

The joy on the woman's face was visible in the video as she shoves a bundle of notes inside the bag.

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Visibly moved by the unknown taxi driver's gesture, she speaks loudly and says, "I had lost my life, thank you,m bhaiya, thank you bhaiya," and hugs him.