Bengaluru cops nab auto driver after Bangladeshi vlogger shows how he was cheated. Video

Stills from the video show the Bengaluru auto driver hiding the money paid by the tourist. (Image credit: @Md Fizz/YouTube)

The Bengaluru police nabbed an auto driver who was caught on camera cheating a Bangladeshi vlogger and his girlfriend during a trip to see "Bengaluru Palace". The matter was brought to the police's attention after another video blogger from Kolkata shared the video on X and tagged the Bengaluru Police.

"Bangladeshi blogger and his girlfriend were traveling -- 'Bengaluru Palace'. A local auto driver cheated them. This is how we treat foreigners? Please take action," Kolkata vlogger Mrityunjay Sardar tweeted.

Bangladeshi blogger and his girlfriend were traveling - "Bengaluru Palace". A local auto driver cheated them. This is how we treat foreigners ?? please take action. https://t.co/mdhXwqRp9h @CPBlr @BlrCityPolice@DCPWestBCP #Bangalore #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/WIuf29KyqJ

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— Mrityunjay Sardar (@VloggerCalcutta) September 5, 2023

In the clip, the Bangladeshi tourist, who goes by MD Fizz, said that he and his girlfriend decided to take an auto to go sightseeing and the auto driver agreed to charge by the meter. When the couple reached their destination, the fare was Rs 320. Fizz pulled out a Rs 500 note from his wallet and handed it to the auto driver, but while talking, the driver managed to slip the note into his sleeves and showed a Rs 100 note pretending that it was what Fizz gave him.

Confused, the vlogger ended up giving him another Rs 500 note to the driver. He realised that he had been duped only when he began to edit the video and watched the fraud unfold.

"Look, the driver already had a Rs 100 note hidden in his other hand even before I had taken my wallet out," Fizz said in the video showing. "Watch as he takes my Rs 500 note and tucks it into his sleeve while pulling out the Rs 100 note and saying that the fare is Rs 320."

"At first I thought I must have mistaken the Rs 500 note to be Rs 100 and then I gave him a second Rs 500 note," he added.

The Bangladeshi vlogger said that he regretted not opting for an app-based aggregator or an online payment method to avoid being duped like this. "If I had opted for that, I would also have had his vehicle number to lodge a complaint," he said.

But, as the word spread, the Bengaluru Police nabbed the auto driver and shared an update on X: "The auto driver has been handed over to Sadashivnagar law and order police station for further action."

There was also an outpouring of sympathy for the Bangladeshi tourist and outrage against the auto driver.

"There are just 5-10 percent auto drivers who are honest in Bengaluru. Speaking from 8 years of experience over there," a user commented on YouTube. "As Bangalorian and Bharatheey, I feel sad and apologise for this incident, brother," another wrote.

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