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Viral Clip Shows Rapido Rider Guide Lost Tourist in Goa to Safety at Night

Newsrooms caution they have not verified the clip, which attributes the detour to a Google Maps error.

Overview

  • The rider is identified in the video as Sindhu Kumari (also reported as Sindhu Kumari Rai), who appears on camera and shares her Instagram handle.
  • Footage shows the shaken tourist hugging the rider after being escorted to Hotel Coconut/Coconut Grove around 10 pm, with the rider refusing payment.
  • The clip, posted on X by user @RealBababanaras, has drawn millions of views, with The Indian Express reporting more than three million.
  • Times Now notes it could not independently verify the original post as mainstream outlets reproduce the video and on-camera details.
  • Online reactions praise the rider’s intervention and tag Rapido to recognise her, while comments highlight recurrent navigation errors putting travelers off course.