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Mangaluru: Auto driver who returned valuables worth Rs 5 lac rewarded by police

  •   Fri, Aug 26 2016 01:53:36 PM

Daijiworld Media Network-Mangaluru (DV)

Mangaluru, Aug 26: Police in city rewarded an auto rickshaw driver who returned valuables left by passenger in his vehicle.

Pratap Shetty aged 35 from Jeppu Kudappady is the auto rickshaw driver who showed the honesty.

As per details, Deepthi wife of Prashanth a software engineer in Bengaluru, travelled by Pratap Shetty’s rickshaw from KSRTC bus stand in Bejai to Kulai to attend a wedding function on Friday, August 26. While getting down, she left the bag of valuables worth Rs 5 lac in the rickshaw. But Pratap Shetty after finding the same came to Mangaluru North police station and handed it over to the police.


The police commissioner Chandra Sekhar acknowledging the honesty of Pratap Shetty rewarded him with Rs 5,000 on behalf of Mangaluru police.

Social service organisation Biruver Kudla's members and president Udaya Poojary were also with Pratap Shetty at the commissioner's office. Pratap is a member of Biruver Kudla. 
  

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  • shwetha dhananjay, mangalore

    Wed, Aug 31 2016

    hats off u sir Prathap.. keep it up.. i proud to say "jai Tulunadu".

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  • J.F.D SOUZA, ATTAVAR,MANGALORE

    Sat, Aug 27 2016

    Rarely we get such honest persons nowadays. Why grudge. Award should have been at least ten thousand as the money found is Rs.5 lakhs which is very huge.

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  • PEDDU, MANGALURU

    Sat, Aug 27 2016

    GOOD NEWS ARE VERY RARE IN THESE DAYS

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  • Dylan, Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 27 2016

    Pratap Shetty should be made brand ambassador of Mangalore. Can attract tourists to Mangalore.

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  • Valson Mendonsa, Mangalore/USA

    Sat, Aug 27 2016

    Great Honest Man..God Bless Him and his family.. Very RARE to find in these days..

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  • Rajesh, Mulky

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    Swachh Bharat Dil Se

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  • Naseer mehmood, Mumbai

    Sat, Aug 27 2016

    Sahi kaha apne.

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  • Diljyoti,Allahabad, Kinnigoly

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    Congratulations to Mr. Pratap Shetty.

    Besides being from the clan of warriors you have proved to be one from the clan of sincerity, humility and humanity.

    God bless your family abundantly.

    It was years back in 1992 on the wedding day of younger sister, my uncles were carrying her personal suitcase with them in an auto rickshaw from Kalina, Santacruz to Sion for the reception.
    At the particular destination due to very heavy traffic my uncles forgot to take the suitcase with them after they alighted from the auto.
    The auto was out of their sight within a fraction of second. The driver did not know that my uncles were on their way for wedding reception and by the time my uncles realized what had happened and returned to the spot where they had alighted there wasn't the trace of the auto driver.
    Later after midnight, around 2.00 a.m. two police men reached our residence to inform that an auto driver had deposited one suitcase with the Ghatkoper police and the police contacted the Kalina Police to inform us about the same. Since my sister had the address book (Those days probably there were no mobiles) it was handy for the police to trace us.
    My younger brother went to Ghatkoper Police Station and got the suitcase after giving a few details of the contents in the suitcase.
    Great are these hard working and sweating true Indian heroes.
    This is called Heaven on Earth.

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  • SNM, Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 27 2016

    Great Auto Driver! Did you meet that Auto Driver who returned your valuable suitcase?

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  • Evans Christopher Sumitra, UDUPI/ NEW YORK, USA.

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    This auto driver has learnt that HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY and this is what he did. My hats off to Mr. Pratap Shetty for your honesty. Good gesture by Police Commissioner Chandra Sekhar for the reward of Rs.5000 given to the auto driver on behalf of Mangaluru Police. God bless Pratap and his family.

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  • Andrew L D Cunha, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    Wow...Inspiring. Salute to Sir Pratap Sheetty.

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  • AMAR NATHAL, MANGALORE

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    This is India's face. We need more Pratap Shettys. God bless him all honest people

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  • lukas, malpe

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    he should be awarded with good government job if he likes to do.

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  • Nisar Ahmed , Mangalore / uae

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    Real hero..... respect u sir.. Sad ,that majority of auto drivers are very rude specially in mangalore.. but this one is exception..

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  • Sarfaraz, Udupi

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    Appreciate & Respect bro
    Respect his Parents fr given Honesty .. Humanity

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  • Rita, Germany

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    A very honest man.Nation wants such People,when tourists or any other traveller feel good in their taxi or Rikshas.Keep up,dear .May God bless you .By the way is it from Police dept.or from couple given to Police?Because they received from Police ?when not,high time they do it without delay.Rikshawalas are not earning like techies.

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  • Aubb, Kuwait

    Fri, Aug 26 2016


    It is so surprising that neither Deepti nor Prashanth took any trouble even to give a small reward to Mr. Shetty..!!

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  • Ahmed, Bangalore

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    Well done Pratap Shetty.

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  • L N Rego, Bendur

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    We need Many more pratap Shettys... May god bless him and his family.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, MANAMA

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    Good & Honest Work. Always appreciated.

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  • kurt waschnig, Oldenburg,Germany

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    Not everyone would have done that. Very convincing. Pratap Shetty can be taken as an example.

    Best regards


    Kurt Waschnig

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  • LAWRENCE LOBO, MANGALORE.

    Fri, Aug 26 2016


    GOOD. BETTER. BEST.

    WE WANT 100% HONEST RICKSHAW DRIVER IN MANGALORE.

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  • Joe Gonsalves, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    It is extremely nice of The Commissioner of Police Mr. Chandrashekar to reward the honest auto driver with Rs.5,000/
    However Ms. Deepthi could also have expressed her appreciation in tangible terms by rewarding Prataps Reddy with a substantial amount of not Rs.5,000/- but Fifty thousand.

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  • jossy dsouza, thokkottu permannur

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    MANGALORE IS SHINING.....

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  • Judith L, mumbai

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    The couple could have also rewarded the honest auto rickshaw driver.

    Rs. 5 lacs is a big amount

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  • sri, Karkala

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    Great...
    Great job by police department by identifying and rewarding good work done by public.
    God bless Shetty 😊

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  • Edward R. Monteiro, Kulshekar, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    Mr Pratap Shetty,( Auto Driver), May you and your entire generations present and future be blessed at all times for your sincerity and honesty.
    This World has still good and honest people. Jai Hind

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  • Francis, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    Mr. Shetty wishing u all the best. Good people like u make our tulunadu proud.

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  • jagdish, Mumbai, UAE

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    Shetre... dever ireg edde malpuver. satyada sadid nadapule

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  • Rakhee Ballalbhag,

    Fri, Aug 26 2016

    Good Job God Bless You...

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