'Drove back to find me': Odisha techie reveals how Uber driver refunded his ₹10,000 accidental payment

In a tale that has warmed the hearts of many across the internet, an Odisha techie received his accidental payment of ₹10,000 to an Uber driver. Debashis Tripathy took to X (formerly Twitter) to share that he was supposed to send the amount to a business contact of the same name, but ended up sending it to the driver by mistake.

Initially, he thought that the money was gone after he failed to contact the driver through the app. However, the incident took a surprising turn late at night when the driver returned to his apartment to refund the full amount.

"Yet another Uber story. Took a cab for some work and accidentally G-Paid the driver 10k instead of my business contact (they had the exact same name!). I couldn't reach him through the app and figured the money was gone," he wrote in the X post.

"Then at 9:30 PM, my apartment security calls. The Uber driver actually drove back to find me and refund every penny!" he added. He shared that the driver also did not let him reward him for his honesty and he was surprised to see this kind of honesty and integrity these days. "Impressed with and grateful to Srikanta, who took this trouble for an unknown person," he concluded.

Social media reactions

The post quickly gained traction online with users praising Srikanta for his honesty and effort.

"Happened to me as well. I paid 5000 to a rapido auto driver instead of my building watchman with same name. I called him he first said he will keep 200 and will send the rest of the money to me but later sent the full money. Honest people do exist," wrote a user sharing a similar story.

“Too good. If only all of us could travel in his cab. Great job, Srikanta. Our rich should learn from this honest man,” added another.

Many others said the gesture reflected the helpful nature of the people in the country and was quite "common."