Overview
- The tech professional said he meant to pay a business contact with the same name but sent ₹10,000 to his Uber driver on Google Pay by mistake.
- He wrote that he could not reach the driver through the app and assumed the money was lost.
- Later that night around 9:30 pm, apartment security called to say the driver, identified as Srikanta, had come back to return the full amount.
- The passenger posted the story on X, where users praised the driver’s honesty and the account drew wide attention.
- India Today and Hindustan Times reported the post, and Hindustan Times and Times Now noted they had not independently verified the claims.