Help pours in for driver who returned ₹10k to passenger

Bengaluru: A disparate group of Bengalureans on Tuesday took it upon themselves to financially help Gopi K, the auto driver who promptly returned Rs 10,000 to a passenger, who had by mistake transferred the amount to his account.
TOI had published an article — Auto driver returns Rs 10k he got through wrong UPI transfer — highlighting the driver’s noble gesture.
Calling it a circle of ‘good karma’, Saina Jayapal, a communications consultant, who initiated the drive to help Gopi, said she was touched by the auto driver’s statement recognising hard-earned money. “He mentioned that he was facing financial troubles at home, but was mindful of each one’s money being a product of their labour. That moved me,” Jayapal added.
Jayapal posted a story on her Instagram profile expressing her desire to help Gopi and offer him some monetary respite. She said that in no time she received messages from friends and several strangers, who were willing to help. “From the article in TOI, I felt that the man was honest and hopeful. As you know, what goes around comes around. So, some good karma should come to him,” she added.
Around 20 people donated money to Gopi via his UPI ID and he is likely to have got over Rs 10,000. Most donors said Gopi’s genuineness touched them. “He acknowledged that others work hard for their livelihood just as he does, and that stuck with me,” said a donor.
An overwhelmed Gopi said his family and he felt blessed. “We are all speechless and don’t know how to thank the donors for their thoughtfulness and compassion. This makes us believe that there is God,” he said.