Bengaluru: In an incident in Bangalore, a driver was caught on camera cheating on a Bangladeshi vlogger and his girlfriend during a trip to the city. The incident, which took place during a tourist tour to the famous Bengaluru Palace, attracted the attention of the police after a Kolkata-based vlogger shared the video on social media platform X (formerly Twitter ) and tagged Bengaluru police.
Kolkata-based vlogger Mrityunjay Sardar took to X to express his outrage over the incident. He wrote, “Bangladeshi blogger and his girlfriend are going to “Bengal Palace”. A local driver tricked them. Is this how we treat foreigners? Take action.”
The video shared by Bangladeshi vlogger MD Fizz clearly shows the car driver’s dishonest behavior.
From the photos, MD Fizz and his girlfriend decided to rent a rickshaw to explore the city. They approached the car driver, who initially agreed to go to the meter. When we arrived, the fare displayed on the meter was ₹320. MD Fizz gave the driver a ₹500 note from his wallet.
However, the driver tricked the vlogger by quickly stuffing the note into his sleeve and instead produced a ₹100 note, claiming it was given by MD Fizz. Unaware of the driver’s deception, MD Fizz gave him another ₹500 note. Only during the video editing process did he realize he had been tricked.
MD Fizz exclaimed in the video: “Look, the driver hid a ₹100 note in his other hand before I took out my wallet. See he took my ₹500 note and put it in his sleeve I took out a ₹100 bill and said the ticket price was ₹320.”
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
— Mrityunjay Sardar (@VloggerCalcutta) September 5, 2023
Expressing his regret, MD Fizz mentioned in the video that he would have preferred to use an app-based aggregator. This will allow him to get the vehicle number and file a complaint against the driver. Taking immediate action, Bangalore Police arrested the driver involved in the incident. Providing an update on social media, they said, “The driver of the vehicle has been handed over to Sadashivnagar police station for further action.”