One wrong tap, ₹37,000 gone: Uber driver returns money sent by mistake, refuses to take reward
The Uber driver mistakenly received ₹37,000 via Google Pay. He promptly returned the money but refused to accept any reward. Here's why.
On September 1st, journalist Sanchari Ghosh made a mistake of ₹37,000. She intended to pay Arindam Mukherjee via Google Pay but accidentally sent the money to Arindam Ganguly, a different individual. The surnames were similar, causing confusion. Sanchari noticed the error around 5:30 PM, but the mistake was not discovered until 8:30 PM when she reviewed her payment history.
Panicked, she contacted HDFC Bank and the Kolkata Police Cyber Cell. Realizing the recipient was an Uber driver from a recent journey, Sanchari tried contacting the driver through the app's lost-item feature, but the request couldn't be processed as the journey was over a week old. Fortunately, the driver's contact information remained visible among her previous payment records.
After a brief conversation through the app, the driver confirmed receiving the ₹37,000. He immediately returned the money within 15 minutes, showing no hesitation or negotiation. Grateful and relieved, Sanchari wanted to meet the driver personally to express her appreciation, but he politely declined the reward. "Your faith and praise are enough of a gift," he said, adding that he needed the money to sustain himself.
The driver's honest and honorable act transformed a costly mistake into a heartwarming story of integrity and compassion.
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