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In today’s fast-paced and materialistic era, where people lose their faith in the pursuit of a few rupees and news of online fraud in the name of digital transactions are in the headlines every day, some incidents also come to light which further strengthen our faith in humanity and honesty. One such heart-touching case has come to light, where a cab driver belonging to an ordinary family has shown that form of his morality and truthfulness which is being discussed everywhere. While paying the fare at the end of the journey, a passenger by mistake transferred Rs 37,000 online to the driver’s account instead of a few hundred rupees. If the driver wanted, he could have kept quiet about this amount or switched off the phone, but without wasting a moment, he not only returned the entire amount safely, but also flatly refused to accept the cash reward given by the passenger as a sign of happiness and gratitude.
As per the incident, the passenger had booked a cab online to reach his destination. When the train stopped after completion of the journey, the fixed fare was shown on the mobile screen. The passenger was in a hurry and immediately took out his smartphone from his pocket and scanned the driver’s QR code. A minor slip of fingers or some technical glitch while entering a small amount of fare got suppressed with extra zeros and Rs 37,000 was directly deducted from the account. Generally, while making digital payment, people take a cursory glance at the confirmation message appearing on the screen. The passenger felt that he had paid the normal fare and he got down from his car and proceeded towards his destination. He had no idea that a huge amount had been withdrawn from his bank account.
A few seconds after the passenger disembarked, an alert message from the bank rang on the cab driver’s mobile phone. When the driver looked at the screen he was stunned. The fare for the trip, which should have been just a few hundred rupees, was flashing the message that the entire amount of Rs 37,000 had been credited to his account. For any common man who can barely survive for a month by sweating day and night, driving 12 to 14 hours in the sun, dust and traffic, Rs 37 thousand is not a small amount. This was the equivalent of several weeks of hard work. Any weak hearted or greedy person might have thought of being dishonest at this juncture and quietly using this money to pay off his needs or debts, but this driver’s values and conscience did not allow him to go on the wrong path.
The driver immediately realized that this amount was not given by the passenger intentionally, rather it was a major human error that occurred unknowingly. He started worrying that the person who has this hard-earned money will be in so much trouble. This money may have been kept for the treatment of someone’s illness, house rent or children’s school fees. The driver immediately stopped the car on the side without any delay. By then the traveler had gone some distance from that place. The driver tried to contact the passenger through his app and quickly went in the same direction where he had dropped the passenger. Within a short while he called out to the passenger and signaled him to stop.
When the driver approached the passenger and asked him if he had just made a large online transfer, the passenger initially did not understand what the driver was saying. He said that he had only paid the cab fare. On this, the driver smilingly took out his phone and showed the passenger the message of Rs 37,000 in his account. As soon as the passenger saw the message, the ground slipped beneath his feet. He immediately opened the banking app on his phone and checked the statement and found that Rs 37,000 had indeed been deducted from his bank account. For a few moments the traveler was stunned as to how he could have been so careless. If the driver had not come forward and told this himself and left from there, he might not have known for several hours where his money had gone.
Seeing the nervous look on the passenger’s face, the driver immediately reassured him and said, Babuji, don’t be nervous at all, your trust is completely safe. After this, the driver transferred the entire Rs 37,000 back to the passenger’s account through his UPI app on the spot. When the message of refund of money came on the passenger’s phone, tears of gratitude welled up in his eyes. The passenger was so overwhelmed by the driver’s extraordinary honesty that he wanted to take out a few thousand rupees from his purse and give it to the driver as a reward to express his gratitude. The traveler said that this small gift was nothing compared to the honesty he had shown.
But the answer given by the driver on this occasion won the hearts of everyone present there. The cab driver folded his hands and flatly refused to take the money. He said very simply that brother, I have only returned your right which was not mine. I just wanted the rent for my hard work, which I have already received. If I had taken advantage of your helplessness or mistake and kept this money or taken a reward in exchange, my conscience would never have forgiven me. My parents have taught me to enjoy the hard work and sweat earned, I have no right on anyone else’s money.
When information about this entire incident reached people at the local level and was shared on social media platforms, the news quickly went viral. Everyone is praising that cab driver. Social media users say that in today’s era, where people holding high positions are found involved in corruption and fraud, a common man from this working section of the society has presented such a great example of morality. Many people have also appealed to the cab aggregator company to specially honor this honest employee and give him incentive amount, so that the morale of those doing good and honest work in the society can be increased.
While on one hand this incident is an example of the honesty of the driver, on the other hand it is also a big lesson for every smartphone user and citizen doing digital banking. Nowadays, payment is done by scanning UPI QR code everywhere from vegetable stalls to big malls. People in a hurry often do not pay attention to the digits while entering the amount. Always cross-check the amount displayed on the screen, payee name and bank details twice before making a payment. If ever a large amount is transferred to an unknown account by mistake, instead of panicking, you should immediately go to the helpline number of your bank, UPI service provider and the portal of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and lodge a complaint about unauthorized or wrong transaction.
This inspirational incident proves that a person’s greatness is not determined by the money in his pocket, but by his character, intentions and values. That cab driver not only returned 37 thousand rupees, but also gave back the confidence to the society that goodness, honesty and humanity are still fully alive in this world.