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Indian Entrepreneur Viral Post: What started as a peaceful work trip quickly turned into a nightmare for young Indian entrepreneur Ayush Panchmiya. While enjoying a casual morning at a Starbucks in Barcelona, his bag, containing his passport, US visa, credit cards, and cash, was stolen in seconds. Ayush, who had just arrived from Cannes after attending a tech event with his team, shared the entire experience on X (formerly Twitter). “I lost my passport, US visa, and all my cash… in Spain. Let me walk you through the worst 48 hours of my travel life and how I got out of it,” he wrote.

The founder of Blockwee was at the café, working with his team, when he stepped outside to take a call. He left his black bag under the table, a habit he had followed many times before. But when he returned, the bag had vanished. He quickly informed the café staff and asked for CCTV footage, but they refused and said only the police could help. Ayush rushed to the nearest police station and filed a complaint. But what shocked him more was what he was told next: “It’ll take 15 to 20 days for us to even review the CCTV footage.”

With the Indian embassy closed for the weekend, he had to wait until Monday. Thankfully, once he visited the embassy in person, the staff responded quickly and guided him properly. Sharing the experience, Ayush advised other travellers: “Don’t panic. Immediately go to the nearest police station. File a report. Walk into your embassy in person… If your flight is close, they can issue [an emergency certificate] in hours.”

His post struck a chord with many online and served as a powerful reminder: Even a short moment of carelessness can lead to big troubles, no matter how experienced a traveller you are.

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The post, after being shared, pulled significant reactions from X users. One user wrote, "In general, avoid traveling day to day with your passport on you. It’s infinitely safer in your hotel lock box." "It's sad to see what our world has become. Nothing is safe anymore in lots of places. But there are also still a lot of places on this planet where it's super safe and stuff like this will never happen, gladly enough. Glad to see the staff at the embassy helped you out swiftly," a second user added.

"Just because it’s 'something you’d done a hundred times on trips like this' doesn’t mean it’s smart. Even in a super safe country, it’s not worth taking the risk and leaving your most important documents and money unattended anywhere," a third user wrote. "Sorry to hear about the trouble and glad to hear all is okay. But wild to play ZNMD songs in the background while carrying an emergency certificate in Spain," added a fourth user.

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"Sorry, this happened to you. While traveling, I always keep passport cards and cash attached to my body because of this fear," a fifth user wrote. "Brother, I hope you're fine now. Keep that police report safe; it'll really come in handy. The real challenge starts now, for getting a new passport," added another user.