A Beautiful Indian Railways Experience - Shoutout to TTE Mr.Santhosh
I travelled from Chennai to Kannur recently in 3AC on the 12685 MAS–MAQ Express.
After using my phone at night, I had kept my airpods on my lower berth and went to sleep. I woke up around 4 AM, got down at Kannur at around 4:30 AM, and reached home by 5 AM.
A little later, I got a call from an unknown number. It was the TTE who had boarded the train at Palakkad Junction.
He asked me, “Did you travel in this train? Have you missed your airpods?”
Until that moment, I had not even realised that I had left them behind. Then it suddenly struck me that I had kept them on the berth before sleeping.
He told me he could hand it over to the RPF, but then I would have to travel to Mangalore Central to collect it. Then he said he would be returning the same evening on the 12686 MAQ–MAS Express and could hand it over to me at Kannur.
I met him at Kannur around 7 PM the same day, and he returned my airpods safely.
When I asked him how he found them, he explained that after we got down, the entire section had become empty. He came and sat there for a while, noticed the airpods on the sheets, checked my details using the PNR number, and called me.
A big shoutout to Mr. Santhosh, TTE from Palakkad Division, for this wonderful gesture.
In a world where we often hear complaints about Indian Railways, this was such a heartwarming reminder that honest and responsible people are quietly doing their jobs every day.
Thank you, Mr. Santhosh. Indian Railways needs more people like you.