Lost Cash at Pune Airport Returned by CISF, Bag Left in Uber Auto Still Missing: How to Get Lost Items Back

Pune, 9th November 2026: Two Pune travellers posted this week about losing something in transit, with very different endings. At Pune Airport, a flier says Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel spent an hour searching the terminal to return cash that had fallen from his wallet at security.

In the city, a family says it is still trying to recover a bag left in an auto booked on Uber.

The cash that came back at Pune Airport

On 8 November, @atin27 thanked the CISF on X for what he called a great experience at Pune Airport two days earlier. Some money fell out of his wallet during security screening, he wrote. The moment was caught on CCTV, and CISF personnel then spent about an hour searching the terminal for him, found him and returned the money.

He did not say how much money it was or which terminal area it happened in.

Post: @atin27 on X

This fits with how the airport handles such cases. In December 2024, Pune Airport Director Santosh Dhoke said the airport sees 10 to 12 cases of forgotten belongings a day, mostly at security screening, and that staff use CCTV and ground teams to find owners before they board, Punekar News reported then. Nearly 100 cases were resolved in one month.

The bag still missing after an Uber auto ride

On 7 November, @SinghAniket27 posted that his family had accidentally left a bag in an auto during a recent Uber ride in Pune and could not reach the driver. Over the next two hours he posted several follow-ups to Uber’s support handles, saying there had been no meaningful update and the bag was still missing.

He did not say what was in the bag or where the ride was. We have not seen any later post saying it was found.

Post: @SinghAniket27 on X

If you lose something at Pune Airport

• Before you leave the airport: go back to the security area or tell the nearest CISF staff or airline counter immediately. Items found during screening are reported to the CISF control room.
• After you have left: items left behind are stored under the terminal manager’s supervision, the airport said in 2024. Contact your airline and the airport, with your flight, time and a description of the item.
• Keep your boarding pass. It helps staff match you to CCTV footage.

If you leave something in an Uber cab or auto

According to Uber’s help guide:

1. Open the app and go to Your Trips.

2. Select the trip and choose the option to report a lost item.

3. Tap “Contact my driver about a lost item”, enter your number, and you should get a call connecting you to the driver.

4. If you cannot reach the driver, choose “I couldn’t reach my driver” and give details. Uber says it usually updates within 24 hours.

If your phone is lost too, you can use a family member’s Uber app or Uber’s lost-phone form.

If the item is valuable or contains documents and does not come back, file a lost property report with Pune Police so you have a record.

Small habits that help

• Check seats and the floor before you step out of any cab or auto.
• At airport security, count your trays before you walk away.
• Keep a photo of your ID and key documents on your phone.

For more city guides, see Explainers. For other travel news this week, read about the Pune-Danapur and Hadapsar-Gorakhpur special trains.

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