MUMBAI: The heartwarming story of Ola cab driver Asif Iqbal Abdul Gaffar Pathan from Mumbai is going viral after a passenger tweeted about leaving his wallet in the cab.
On June 12, 2019, Twitter user @DarthSierra, resident of Bombay shared his story to highlight and change prejudices against cab drivers. The incident took place on the day of the passenger’s birthday.
The passenger during his encounter with the cab driver Pathan gave insights as to how the driver was telling his wife to not let the kids out in the rain. In his further tweets, he said it was going fine until he realized his wallet was missing and thought maybe he misplaced it while getting out of the cab.
He then called the driver just to cross check and in a surprising twist, Pathan told the passenger that he had kept his wallet safe and secure and was actually on his way to giving it back.
The thread further reveals that Pathan not only returned the wallet safely but also wished the passenger a ‘Happy Birthday’!
There’s another coincidence to the tale. While wising the passenger, Pathan also mentioned that it was his birthday as well and waiting to go back home where his family is waiting for him to to cut the birthday cake.
Take a look at the entire thread where the passenger narrated and spoke about the driver’s behaviour:
Hey @Olacabs I need to report an incident I faced with one of your driver by the name Asif Iqbal Abdul Gaffar Pathan. He drives a mini Hyundai Xcent.
— S W A R U P (@darthsierra) June 12, 2019
Me & my wife booked a cab from our residence to Hiranandani Powai on 10th June 2019 in the evening. We were headed to a pub to bring in my birthday. It started raining quite heavily on our way there.
— S W A R U P (@darthsierra) June 12, 2019
We thanked him & proceeded to meet our friends. About an hr into the evening I realised I don't have my wallet. I freaked out & thought maybe I dropped it while getting out of the cab so went looking. Then called him to check
— S W A R U P (@darthsierra) June 12, 2019
He immediately mentioned he has it safely with him & will had it to me on his way back home. And around 12:30 am on the 11th June 2019 he arrived. I was like cool my birthday isn't ruined considering all the hassle of reporting lost cards, licence, pan card & stuff
— S W A R U P (@darthsierra) June 12, 2019
But the biggest surprise was what I got to know when he arrived to hand over my wallet. He gave it to me & wished me happy birthday. I thanked him & the he told me it's his birthday as well!!! CAN YOU IMAGINE THE COINCIDENCE!!!
— S W A R U P (@darthsierra) June 12, 2019
He then told me his family is waiting for him at home to cut a cake. What a day it was!!
Here is a smiley picture of this good Samaritan at the end of a hard day at work & a loving family man! These are the people who make Bombay what it is! pic.twitter.com/zxNKHJQP2J
— S W A R U P (@darthsierra) June 12, 2019
The incident actually restored the faith of many who commute daily in cabs. Netizens too shower heaps of praises on the cab driver.
I would like to think that there are more people like Asif Iqbal in the world. It’s just that we don’t celebrate them enough and complain their absence too much!
— Mukesh Gupta (@rmukeshgupta) June 12, 2019
These r ppl who restores back faith on humanity and work passion
— Dr.pooja chakraborty (@Drpoojachakrab3) June 12, 2019
Bless his heart… good human beings still exist … there's hope !
— Ash JJ (@ashjjkk) June 12, 2019
Belated happy birthday bro! Not all @ola_supports drivers are bad. On 31st June I was traveling to LTT with my family to catch a Bihar bound train. Asgar Khan was the driver. He was so nice even wished "Happy Journey", when we were getting down from his car at LTT.
— YKSHEETAL 🇮🇳 (@YKSHEETAL) June 12, 2019