70-year-old rickshaw driver Ahmed Farhad’s honesty impresses top cop

coastaldigest.com web desk

August 31, 2018

Bengaluru, Aug 31: Bengaluru Police Commissioner T Suneel Kumar felicitated a 70-year-old auto-rickshaw driver for returning the wallet of the owner of an information technology firm who had taken a ride in his three-wheeler on Wednesday.

Sudheer B M hailed the auto-rickshaw from his home in Yelahanka New Town to Jayanagar and forgot the wallet. But he didn't realise the folly until the driver, Ahmed Farhad S G, called him up.

Farhad called him to the police commissioner's office on Thursday and handed over the wallet. The commissioner praised Farhad’s honesty and took a photograph with him.

“After dropping off Sudheer, I found the wallet in the back seat. I headed home and told my daughter about it. The wallet contained cash and some documents. Luckily, I found Sudheer's contact number and informed him,” Farhad, a resident of Goripalya, JJ Nagar, recounts the incident.

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‘Profit’ trap: Mangaluru trader duped of ₹33.1 lakh in online App scam

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A 34-year-old fruit and vegetable trader in Mangaluru has reportedly lost ₹33.1 lakh after falling victim to an online investment scam run through a fake mobile app.

Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

A case has been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.

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