Mysuru: Proving that humanity and brotherhood still exists, an auto rickshaw driver returned an Apple iPhone that belonged to a passenger. Gopal (55) a resident of Bharath Nagar near Sathgalli is the driver.

The police said Krishnakumari, a railway employee and a resident of J. P. Nagar here, took an auto from Kavitha Bakery in J. P. Nagar to her workplace at the City Railway station on Tuesday.

On reaching the destination, Krishnakumari got down from the auto in a hurry and rushed to her workplace, leaving behind her Apple iPhone 6, valued at Rs. 53,000, a police statement stated.

But, Gopal, the auto driver, who found the iPhone, went to the office of the City Police Commissioner and handed it over to him.

The city police, meanwhile, managed to trace Krishnakumari and returned the phone to her. City Police Commissioner B. Dayananda appreciated the honesty of Gopal by presenting him an appreciation certificate.