Honeymoon couple forgets iPhone in taxi at airport, Dubai cops find it in 20 mins

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Had it not been for the timely help of Dubai Police, the couple would have missed their flight to Mumbai.

An Indian couple, who was on their honeymoon in Dubai, were impressed by the quick response of the Dubai Police this week. The cops put the panicked couple to ease within minutes.

Mumbai-based singer Manmeet Singh and his wife, Amardeep Kaur Syan arrived in Dubai for their honeymoon on April 23  for two days. Dubai was their first stop before they embark on their long honeymoon across six destinations - New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Amsterdam and Switzerland.   

Speaking to Khaleej Times from Mumbai, Manmeet Singh said, "I had put my iPhone for charging in the taxi and forgot about it while getting down. We took our suitcases out and left the phone in the back seat." 

The couple realised that they left their iPhone in the taxi after reaching Terminal 1 at Dubai International airport. As it wasn't an Uber, they didn't have the details of the cab driver. 

Manmeet approached a Dubai Police officer at Departure 3, Ammar Alsaadi and his team regarding his issue and shared details of his cab ride. With just 1.5 hours left to his flight, he informed the police about the time he boarded the cab, the fare he paid and other relevant details.

Alsaadi and his team quickly got on the case and alerted The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).  They then got in touch with the cab driver, who promptly brought Manmeet's iPhone back to the airport. 

"Officer Ammar Alsaadi was of great help as I couldn't speak to the RTA in Arabic and he made the communication easy for us. Had it not been for the timely help of the Dubai Police, we would have surely missed our flight," Manmeet told Khaleej Times. 

The singer shared the whole episode on his Facebook post and thanked the Dubai Police for their assistance. "I got my cell phone back in 20 mins .. and trust me when I say exactly 20 mins ... I think Dubai police is the most effective and efficient police force ...I mean just look at the reaction time and i got my phone back in 20 mins ... the officer told me that our government says to help each and every person irrespective of his nationality ... hats off to you #dubaipolice and especially to Mr.Ammar Alsasdi ... thanks a lot once again."

Copyrighted content - Khaleej Times 2018

Written by Anita Iyer

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