Auto-Driver Found Rs 20,000 On The Road Because No One Dared To Touch Cash During CO.VID-19

What usually happens when you drop thousands of rupees on the road? Someone may find it, report to the police to give it back to you, that’s the best scenario. But we all have to agree it’s more likely that someone will find it and keep it. However, it seems that the CO.VID-19 pandemic has done a favor to a man who lost then found his money on the road, Rs 20,000. He could find it because no one dared to touch the money with fear of the disease.

The incident happened to auto-driver Gajendra Shah in Kopa village, Sahara district. He dropped Rs 20,500 on the road and luckily got it back. During the India lockdown, Shah left home early, at 5:30 on Saturday morning with the money to go buy a tin-shed from Mahua Bazaar. However, just before he got to his destination, he realized that the money had gone.

Shah said that as soon as he realized the money must have fallen out of his pocket when he took out his chewing tobacco, he got off his vehicle and walked back some kilometers to search for the money. But he got nothing, the money was worth two months of his earnings and he returned to his home hours later, disappointed.

Shortly after that, Shah’s neighbors told him about some photos circulating on Facebook showing some cash kept at the Udakishnganj Police that people thought had the coronavirus. Since no one dared to touch the money, they called the police and all the money was recovered.

The police received the call at 7:30 that morning, informed about some money lying on the road. The police officer who answered the call also said that most people calling him about the money believed it held a deeper conspiracy to spread the virus through banknotes.

The police asked them to take photos of the notes since they didn’t want to touch it. The police then showed up quickly and took care of the money with precautions. Shah got to the police at 10:00 with witnesses to prove the money was his and got his money back.

I have to say, among a lot of unfortunate events around the CO.VID-19 pandemic, the fact that people were careful enough about the virus actually helped someone and could effectively protect themselves too.

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