Gig worker delivers food at 3 am despite customer entering wrong address, wins hearts

Mohammad Azam goes out of his way and drives 12 km to deliver the order in Hyderabad.

The delivery executive said he had come to deliver the food because keeping someone hungry was not humane. (File photo)

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A man on Sunday shared online a heart-warming story about a gig worker who delivered food to him late at night even after the former provided a wrong address as he was not familiar with the location in Hyderabad.

Tamal Saha, a journalist, said he came back to his hotel room after a long day. As all the restaurants were shut, he ordered food on Swiggy. He said since he did not know much about Hyderabad, the location he entered went wrong. However, the delivery agent took all the trouble and drove 12 km to find him and deliver the food at 3 am in the night.

Saha said he had told the delivery executive over the phone that he had not eaten anything since morning. The executive said he had come to deliver the food because keeping someone hungry was not humane.

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“A big shout out for the agent. His name is Mohammad Azam. He reinstated my faith in humanity, that there are good human beings alive. He is camera shy but he won my heart. It will remain my best memory of my #Telengana diary,” Saha wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

When Azam was leaving, Saha asked him whether he had eaten anything. Azam smiled and said he would have dinner after reaching home. Even though Saha offered to share his food, Azam refused and just told him to remember him in his prayers.

Came back to hotel very late after a long day. All restaurants were shut so ordered food on @Swiggy . Since I don’t know much about #Hyderabad , the location went wrong. But the delivery agent took all the trouble, rode 12 kms to find me and deliver the food, now at 3am. I had… pic.twitter.com/ffDhipgM27

— Tamal Saha (@Tamal0401) November 25, 2023

Swiggy replied to the post and asked Saha to share the delivery ID via DM so that it could appreciate Azam.

@Tamal0401 Hi Tamal. This just put a big smile on our faces. We would like to pass on this appreciation to the delivery partner and make his day better. Could you please meet us on DM and help us with the order ID.
^Sai https://t.co/EhSzF5h9fZ

— Swiggy Cares (@SwiggyCares) November 25, 2023

“Such people represent the best of India,” an X user wrote. “Thank you for acknowledging his effort. Its a nice gesture. I believe we do have good people around us. Enjoy your stay,” said another. “Thank you for acknowledging his effort. I hope everyone around us should do the same,” wrote a third.