Overview
- The passenger used Apple's Find My feature to trace the earphones and asked a new driver, identified as Darshan, to follow the live location.
- The search lasted about 90 minutes across three Bengaluru locations while Darshan canceled other fares to continue helping.
- Darshan coordinated with the previous auto driver to locate another passenger who had pocketed the AirPods, which were returned after a brief tea break.
- Communication was challenging because Darshan did not speak fluent English or Hindi, yet gestures and simple words kept the effort on track.
- The account, posted by Palak Malhotra, went viral on X, and coverage notes her description of Darshan as a B.Com graduate saving for an MBA who drives his father’s auto.