Autorickshaw driver honoured for returning bag carrying gold jewellery

Autorickshaw driver honoured for returning bag carrying gold jewelleryDubai: An auto rickshaw driver from Kerala has been honoured in Dubai for his act of returning a bagful of gold ornaments worth at least half a million rupees to its rightful owner.Calicut resident Mohammed Rafeeq was selected for the award by a special committee of the Kozhikkodu District Pravasi Association KDPA UAE, Emirates 24/7 reported here.I feel honoured to be invited to the UAE and to be given a public reception and reward following media reports about my honesty and integrity. Most of the auto rickshaw drivers in my city are honest, Rafeeq said.Recalling the incident on March 18, he said: Two ladies and a gentleman booked my three wheeler from the city to the railway station. I dropped them at the station and took another passenger.After half an hour, I noticed a bag in the back seat. When I opened it, it was full of gold ornaments. I decided to go back to the railway station and hand over the gold to the lady.I know that they were in Calicut in connection with a marriage programme. When I reached there, the lady was crying and appealing for help with many people assembled around her, he said. RelatedGovernment Considers 50 Per Cent Quota for Women in Urban Local BodiesViolence And Blame Traded Over Communal Tension in Keralas Nadapuram266 Kg Gold Missing From Keralas Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple: Audit Report