A young taxi driver from Brisbane’s north suburb of Bracken Ridge has been showered with praises as he returned $14,000 cash that someone forgot in his cab.
34-year-old Gurbaj Singh came to Australia in 2007. His family background is from Village Rottoke, near Valtoha, in Dist Tarntarn, Punjab.
He drives a Black & White taxi in Brisbane.
Mr Singh who drives a Black & White taxi in Brisbane told SBS Punjabi that he was committed to return this money.
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“It was someone’s hard-earned savings and I had a duty of care to make sure that it reaches back. Moreover, this passenger was saving this money for a while for his medical expenses.”
“The passenger offered me $50 reward. But I didn’t do it for reward. It was my duty, a duty that every Sikh is committed to do. To me it’s was part of routine job,” said Mr Singh.
"I was offered a box of chocolates, which I gave to my son who loves it."
A few years back, Mr Singh had suffered from a severe heart condition.
He said that he had bypass heart surgery in 2012 and faced financial hardship.
“I know how important this money was to the passenger," he added.
"I had an ongoing heart complications due to heart infections. Doctors told me that there are bleak chances of my recovery, but here I am with God’s grace."
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