Mangalore, October 31: Businessman Shahid Sheikh from West Bengal, who is running gold jewellery business at Gokak in Belgaum district, has the honesty of Shekar Devadiga, an autorickshaw driver, to thank for. Shahid who inadvertently left behind a bag containing Rs 5 lakh in Shekar's autorickshaw on Tuesday spent a few anxious hours before being summoned to Mangalore South (Pandeshwar) police station where he got his bag and money therein intact.
Shekar, who found the bag in the passenger's seat, handed over the bag to Raghavendra, a traffic police constable on duty at Dr BR Ambedkar (Jyothi) Circle. Shekar, a resident near Kadri Temple had ferried other passengers to their destinations before he chanced on the bag. The police constable who was privy to wireless alert about the missing cash bag in turn directed Shekar to the jurisdictional police station where Shahid had lodged a complaint.
City police chief Manish Kharbikar who lauded the honesty of Shekar said city police will felicitate the autorickshaw driver in a suitable manner at an opportune time. Shahid, a businessman normally accepts orders for gold jewellery, collects advance from his clients here and delivers the gold products to them, Manish said, adding that he was in the city on one such errand when he inadvertently left behind the cash bag in the vehicle.
Mangalore city south ACP T R Jagannanth said it is the simplicity of Shekar that saved the day for Shahid. "He was planning to enter into same commercial transaction in the city and had brought cash for the purpose," Jagannath said adding that the relieved businessman assured to help Shekar and reward him as well. The selfless act of Shekar earned him appreciation from his fellow auto drivers at Kaprigudda from where he operates.
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