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Bengaluru Cops Locate Taxi and Save Child Left Sleeping in Back Seat

Jian Chungi s parents and other relatives accidentally left him in the cab on their way back from an excursion to ISKCON Temple in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru Police safely reunited a four-year-old child with his family within an hour after he was accidentally left asleep in a cab in Hennur.

Bengaluru Cops Locate Taxi and Save  Child Left Sleeping in Back Seat
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17 Feb 2026 7:29 PM IST

A four-year-old boy unintentionally left sleeping in the cab of Hennur the night of Friday was

returned to his family in less than one hour after quick coordination by Police officers in

Bengaluru municipal police.

Jian Chungi, 4, was with her mother Ginny and five of his relatives on a trip to his mother's

house at the ISKCON Temple in the evening. After returning, Jian fell asleep in the back of the

taxi arranged through his mom. The incident happened around 8.26 hours, the police reported.

The driver child was left sleeping in the taxi , rescued and went on to deliver the child to the

couple in less than an hour following the initial phone call from emergency personnel. After

arriving, the driver handed the child back to them safely and brought relief to parents in distress.

After the reunion was a success Police took advantage of the reunion to conduct a counseling

session to the family. Police stressed the importance of being vigilant when traveling with

children to prevent similar Namma 112 child rescues to come up. The couple was provided

with advice regarding how to protect their children when out on excursions.

The Hennur cab incident in Bengaluru was the subject of attention via social media, in which

it was widely discussed and prompted a range of reactions from users. Numerous users praised

the nippy conduct by police officers from Bengaluru Police for their nippy response to the

incident. Some users on social media expressed concern regarding the oversight of parents and

blamed them for not paying further attention to the position of their child.

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