Once you leave a belonging behind in any public transport, it is never to be found! Or so the majority viewpoint is. All of us have had that mini heart attack when we leave a valuable behind.
If it is an auto rickshaw or a bus, we are sure that we have lost that item forever. Now, imagine leaving behind a bag full of cash worth Rs 3.8 lakh. You were going to buy a brand new car when you forgot the money behind. What do you expect?
Photo: Times of India/ Auto Driver Parthiban rewarded for his honesty
In an exemplary show of honesty, an auto driver safely returned a bag containing Rs 3.8 lakh cash to the police without taking a single penny from it. Times of India reported, a 27-year-old Mohammed Azharuddin from Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu boarded an auto rickshaw with a friend.
The incident took place on Wednesday evening when Azharuddin and his friend from Chinmaya Nagar were travelling to an automobile showroom near Rohini theatre in Koyambedu. The passenger forgot the bag in the autorickshaw and left.
The auto driver named Parthiban had left the destined location and drove off quite a distance when he saw the bag in his backseat. He opened it and found the bag stuffed with cash. He went back to the showroom where he had dropped off the two men but couldn¡¯t find them. Therefore, he went to the Koyambedu CMBT police station and deposited the valuable there.
Meanwhile, Azharuddin also had filed a police complaint regarding his missing money. Both the claims were verified and the man was safely returned his bag. A K Vishwanathan, City police commissioner then rewarded Parthiban. Azharuddin too rewarded the driver and appreciated his honesty.
In June 2018, another auto man was felicitated by the Mulund Police for returning a bag containing Rs 2 lakh.