A successful businessman was ruined due to Covid-19. After suffering a loss of Rs 13-14 crore in the family business and startup, he had to sell everything. Now he is working as a Rapido driver to repay the loan and survive.
Noida: After studying hotel management, he took a big responsibility in the big business of the family, took the entire business forward successfully and also started a startup which also got initial success. But due to a virus, the family, the business built, the startup started, the property, the luxurious life, the car, everything got destroyed in a moment. In the end only one bike was left. Now the painful story of this businessman who is living his life as a Rapido driver by riding the same bike has come to light. X user Chirag has exposed the sad aspect of this businessman’s life.
Sad story of businessman becoming rapido driver
Chirag booked a Rapido bike taxi to go to work. The bike taxi arrived within a few minutes. While sitting on the bike, the Rapido driver asked general questions about where to go, etc. Answering this, Chirag sat on the bike, but his heart was heavy while getting down. Chirag told how cruel life can be sometimes and what games fate plays. Chirag has revealed the sad story of this Rapido driver.
Chirag told on his X account that during some conversation when he asked about the driver, he started telling the story of his life. The Rapido driver had studied hotel management from Amity. His father was in the Indian Army. After retirement, he was completely engaged in business. Therefore, there was no dearth of big responsibility, wealth, property, earning, anything in this business. There was no accounting of monthly earnings and expenses. Happy moments with family, travelling, everything was going great, as he described during the ride.
Businessman’s life in trouble due to a virus
Yes, it was not just any virus, but the Covid epidemic. The virus that brought the world to a halt for a few years. Due to this virus, all the businesses of the businessman were hit hard. He tried hard to run the business with the money he had. Thinking that the lockdown would end in a few days and everything would become normal, he tried to save the business by investing all the money from the company’s earnings and savings. But in the end he had to close the business. The startup started just before Covid started also had to be closed. There was a loss of Rs 13 to 14 crore in one go in terms of employees’ salary, compensation, company’s loan, all together. Attempts to revive the business also failed. Out of the remaining Rs 5 lakh, he spent Rs 4 lakh and started another startup with a friend, but that too did not work. Had to sell car, house, everything to repay the loan. Some assets went to bank auctions. When the entire loan was paid off, only one bike was left, the Rapido driver said with tears in his eyes. Chirag has told about this incident.
I will try one last time
I have lost. Life is passing by driving Rapido. After saving some money, I will try to start the business again. This will be my last attempt. I am confident of victory. At present, we are just able to survive, the Rapido driver said.
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