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Bengaluru Swiggy Delivery Partner Shares Fuel With Stranded Family as Video Goes Viral

The Instagram clip has topped 560,000 views, recasting a routine roadside assist by a gig worker as a widely shared moment of empathy.

Overview

  • Delivery partner Anil Sahu stopped in Bengaluru to give petrol from a small bottle to a man, his wife, and their toddler after their motorcycle ran out of fuel.
  • Sahu declined payment, telling the man to consider the gesture as help, a moment captured in the video he posted to Instagram.
  • The post, shared on December 24, 2025, has reached about 5.6 lakh views according to Hindustan Times’ January 9 update.
  • National outlets including India Today and The Indian Express highlighted the clip on January 8 as online reactions largely praised Sahu’s conduct.
  • A review by The Indian Express of Sahu’s profile noted additional videos showing him assisting other motorists who had run out of fuel.