- By Poorva Karki
- Tue, 22 Oct 2024 05:50 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Telangana Viral Video: A man turned into an uncapped hero for the internet, after he shared a video alerting people of a new highway scam. The man- quite courageously- was seen confronting some men for cheating commuters with fake road safety stickers being distributed in exchange for money at a Telangana highway. Not only did the man question the scammers’ authority, but he also ended the whole thing by repeating about such scams. The entire matter was recorded by the man, the footage of which is going viral. The incident, as per the video, took place on October 16, but the location could not be confirmed.
The Telangana video, after getting shared, pulled many reactions. Most people chastised the increasing number of such scams and scammers, while the rest lauded the man for fierce confrontation with the scammers.
The video was shared on X (formerly Twitter), by the handle ‘Ghar ke kalesh’. The post was captioned, “New Highway Scam Kinda Kalesh.” The post was shared a while back and pulled 226K views from people.
Watch the viral video:
New Highway Scam Kinda Kalesh pic.twitter.com/B7a7BZpEwE
— Ghar Ke Kalesh (@gharkekalesh) October 21, 2024
Taking to the comment section, people shared their take. The camera person did the correct thing. He confronted the entire matter properly and recorded each and everything. ..seems like a govt driver or one who has driven for govt. Such aware ppl who aren't afraid to take a stand are required,” a user said.
“Scams are increasing these days .. Online scams are too much … Such acts should be stopped,” added a second person. “Guy was brave enough to stop them .. Hats off to him,” wrote a third person. “NEW type of scam in the market. All these scammers keep finding one way or the other to scam people,” added another.