Overview
- Reddit user Nabeel Rauf said his wife dropped her phone in a battery rickshaw after they paid the driver by scanning his UPI QR code.
- Payment records showed only the driver’s UPI ID, and the missing phone lacked a SIM, leaving the couple without a way to call or identify him.
- The driver located the phone and sent a Re 1 UPI credit with the note “plz call” plus his number, triggering an SMS alert to the payer.
- Rauf called the number, met the driver, recovered the phone, and gave him a cash reward for returning it.
- The post has drawn widespread attention, with outlets reporting tens of thousands of upvotes and commenters praising the driver’s honesty while noting UPI’s role in enabling contact.