Usually, when money is lost, especially on the road, it would be next to impossible to retrieve it. But thanks to COVID-19 pandemic, an auto driver in Bihar was able to recover the Rs 20,500 he lost.
Gajendra Shah, an auto driver in Kopa village of Saharsa district, lost the money as he was on his way to buy a tin shed from the district’s Mahua Bazaar. Shah was in for a shock when he realised that the money was missing from his pocket. He realised that it must have fallen when he took out chewing tobacco from his pocket.
However, he was not sure where exactly this happened. So, he got down from his auto and walked a few kilometres looking for the money, but in vain. Shah then went back home. However, soon his neighbours informed him that Udakishunganj Police had recovered some cash.
As a blessing in disguise, people did not touch the money as they were scared that it might carry the COVID-19 virus. People told the police that the notes carried the virus and were part of a conspiracy to spread the infection.
Shah later went to the police station with witnesses to support the claim that the money belonged to him. The police verified his claim and asked the witnesses to submit a written undertaking. The money was then handed over to Shah.
Shah might now be thankful for fake news that had been circulating that the money was a conspiracy to spread the virus.
