Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu hails Bengaluru Uber driver who went out of his way to return passenger’s wallet

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has praised the “grace and dignity” of a Bengaluru Uber driver who travelled back to return a lost wallet to a passenger. The passenger, who hadn’t even realised his wallet was missing, shared how the driver, Toguru, tracked him down at a crowded event venue. Reacting to the viral story, Vembu noted that such acts of selflessness prove India is “intrinsically a high-trust society”.CEO of Zoho Corporation Sridhar Vembu. (Image via Twitter)Recalling the incident, fund manager Harsh Gupta Madhusudan posted, “Left my wallet in an Uber today in Bengaluru. The driver without my calling (I didn’t even realise I had misplaced it) after some time noticed it in the backseat, came back some dance, reached out to me at a very busy conference (excellent one 3one4) after somehow tracking my number through my ID, and then gave it back after multiple calls (I was on another call and I generally don’t pick unsaved numbers).”Also Read: Bengaluru Police traces auto rickshaw after UK man loses bag with documentsHe continued, “I thanked him of course via a token appreciation amount which he took very reluctantly. There is so much goodness in this world which we don’t recognize – thanks again to the young man. His name is Toguru. I hope Uber India can also somehow acknowledge this internally. We use X to complain – also wanted to use it to be grateful.”Resharing the tweet, Vembu posted, “Heart warming story. I come across this in rural areas very often. India is intrinsically a high trust society. People with the most challenging economic circumstances act with such grace and dignity that I am in awe of them.”What did social media say?An individual recounted, “I had left a shopping bag worth 20-25k once. Same story. Bengaluru is a different world altogether.” Another posted, “There is so much goodness in our daily interactions with strangers. I am constantly marvelling at it.”Also Read: Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu reflects on AI’s impact on human identity: ‘AI may pose a serious challenge to our self-worth’A fourth expressed, “This world needs more people like Toguru. Seeing so much evil in this world, we sometimes forget about the good that exs.” A fifth wrote, “Same, a few years ago, my mother left her phone in some cab. I was fortunate to recover it. Not every person is bad. Some have souls, too.”In a separate incident, a Bengaluru driver spent an hour searching for a passenger who forgot his bag after taking the cab at 2:30 am. The bag contained the passenger’s passport, wallet, and a Canadian PR card.