Gurugram man duped of Rs 8,000 over fake tyre puncture scam

An individual from Gurugram was defrauded of Rs 8000 to have his tyre punctured. Local resident Pranay Kapoor posted a video on social media about how he was duped at a tyre repair shop at a gas station. One of his tyres was punctured and he was informed that his tyre pressure was low. Allegedly the dishonest tyre shop swept the brush across the tyre sprayed it with soapy water and pointed to a screw. The store owner charged Rs 1200 for each puncture and Rs 300 for a mushroom patch claiming the tire had bubbles and four separate punctures. Read full story to know what happened next

Gurugram: A man was defrauded of Rs 8000 to fix a puncture. Suddenly while driving you receive a warning about low tyre pressure. You pull up at a gas station and a basic puncture costs a fortune to fix?

A man from Gurugram recently had a very unpleasant experience where he had to pay Rs 8000 to have a simple puncture fixed. Pranay Kapoor who lives in Gurugram recently posted a video to social media detailing how he fell victim to a costly scam after attempting to fix a simple puncture in his tyre. He recounted his experience of being conned at a gas station tyre repair shop and having to pay Rs 8000 to have the vehicle fixed.

Prannoy reveals in the Instagram video that he was alerted to low tyre pressure in his vehicle. When he checked he discovered that one of the cars tyres was punctured. To have the puncture fixed he made a stop at a nearby gas station. This is what transpired at the fraudulent tyre shop: the worker lifted the vehicle from the jack and sprayed the tyre with soapy water. He then indicated a screw after sweeping the brush across the tyre.

 

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According to him the tyre had bubbles and four separate punctures. He quoted a price of Rs 300 for one mushroom patch meaning that a total of Rs 1200 would be needed for each puncture.

Following the frauds discovery by another mechanic Pranay visited a reputable repair shop. The shopkeeper purposefully caused the other punctures according to the technician there and only one was real. Additionally the technician demonstrated to them a nail-like instrument that is used in these types of scams to simulate punctures.

Sadly the tyre was so damaged that Prannoy had to pay Rs 8000 to have it replaced entirely. Avoid the costly error I made, he stated in the video.

In order to spread awareness he also asked viewers to show the video to their friends and family. On social media the video went viral right away with many people expressing shock at these kinds of scams.

Numerous users also talked about their personal experiences. 'I wish I had seen this video yesterday the same thing happened to me and I ended up giving them money,' one user Sukrant Luthra wrote. 'Like you I learned this the hard way,' another user commented.