Bengaluru Entrepreneur Sponsors Girl’s Education After Accidental Fund Transfer

A mistaken bank transfer of Rs 50,000 from Saudi Arabia in Chinmay Hegde’s account led him to meet with a stranger's family and a chance to change a young girl’s life.

Bengaluru-based entrepreneur and athlete Chinmay Hegde recently went viral for sharing an unusual incident that led him to change a young girl’s life.

Taking to X, Hegde shared the details about the unexpected encounter with the girl’s family two years ago.

It happened due to a banking error when Hegde once received Rs 50,000 from an international account.

Since he was not expecting any money, he took the issue to the bank and found that it had been sent mistakenly.

(The very next day, the duo visited Rizwan’s family again. (Representative Image)

The money was sent by a man named Rizwan from Saudi Arabia. When Hegde contacted him about the issue, a crying Rizwan pleaded with him to return the money, which was meant for his family back home.

“I assured him I would," Hegde recalled in a post on X.

This led the entrepreneur to visit Rizwan’s family. Upon meeting them, he realised the family was not financially well.

“The house was in terrible shape — looked like it could collapse any day.

His father, in a wheelchair, told me he used to be a construction worker but had fallen from the third floor, losing the use of his legs," he shared.

Subsequently, the financial responsibilities fell on Rizwan’s shoulders. A B.Com graduate with 92% marks, he went to Saudi to support his family.

Hegde mentioned that Rizwan’s younger sister was also forced to move from a private school to a government school because of the family’s financial difficulties.

“I handed over the Rs 50,000 and added Rs 5,000 from my pocket," he said, adding that then he shared the family’s struggles with his own father.

The very next day, the duo visited Rizwan’s family again and Hegde’s father told them: “We’ll sponsor your daughter’s full education. Let her study where she belongs."

They paid the girl’s full year’s education fees and decided to remain in touch with the family.

This year, the girl achieved an outstanding 97% in her Class 10 board exams, scoring 606 out of a possible 625 marks.

Following her results, she called Hegde to inform him about the outcome. “She said, ‘Before even my real brother, I called you. You’re like a real brother to me",’ Hegde’s post further read.

That’s how a mistake became a blessing, Hegde said, concluding his post.

Ref: Bengaluru Entrepreneur Sponsors Girl’s Education After Accidental Fund Transfer