Stranded Tamil Nadu Man Who Stole A Bike To Take His Family Home, Sends It Back To The Owner Via Courier

Desperate times call for desperate measures and a man in Tamil Nadu did exactly this.Earlier this month, Prasanth, who used to work as a tea maker in Sulur, Coimbatore was desperately trying to reach his home in Mayiladuthurai with his family amind the lockdown.?

So, on May 18, Prasanth spotted a bike that was parked outside a workshop in Sulur and ran away with it.He later took his wife and two children and drove around 200 km to his hometown.?

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In the meantime, the owner of the bike Suresh Kumar realised that the bike he had parked near his lathe workshop was missing and started searching for it.Though Kumar approached the police he was told that they were busy with the COVID-19 prevention work and would start the investigation only after the lockdown.?

Kumar started looking for his bike on his own and found CCTV visuals from the area which showed a man driving his bike.With the help of some neighbours, Kumar managed to identify the man who stole his bike.?

By the time Prasanth reached his home, he got to know that the owner of the bike has identified him and realized that the will be in trouble.So he decided to send the two-wheeler back to its owner.?

On Saturday Kumar received a call from a parcel agency asking him to pick up a parcel in his name and that he would have to pay them Rs 1,400 upon delivery.To his surprise, Kumar saw his stolen bike and paid the Rs.1,400 Luggage and Packaging charges to get it back. “At least I got the bike back and that too in good condition. It was a huge handicap without the bike especially after I reopened my workshop for business,” Kumar said adding that he has since withdrawn his police complaint.?

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Recently there was a similar incident where a desperate migrant worker stole a bicycle in Rajasthan's Bharatpur to pedal his way to home in Uttar Pradesh, covering a distance of more than 250 kilometres. The man left behind an apology note, explaining his situation.Mohammad Iqbal stole a bicycle from Rarah village of Bharatpur district from the house of one Sahab Singh in Mid May to reach his home town amid the lockdown.?

"I'm a labourer and also helpless. I'm your culprit too. I'm taking your bicycle. Please forgive me. I have?no other means to reach my home?and I have a specially-abled child. I have to go to Bareilly," he wrote on the apology note.