Latest update:23 November 2025, 11:30 PM IST

A Meta engineer shared a bizarre story about receiving a chilling text message from his Uber driver in Delhi, but an unexpected comedic twist has stunned the internet.

At first, the scary text scared the Uber driver’s tech. (Created with AI)

There’s a plot twist that no one expected! A Meta engineer shared a bizarre story about receiving a text message from an Uber driver in Delhi, which sent shivers down his spine. However, what happened next made the internet laugh out loud, with something for Google to think about.

Arnav Gupta, a Metta engineer and businessman in Delhi, shared a story about a creepy text message he received from a taxi driver, where the latter said he was “facing a death threat.”

“I felt a shiver down my spine. This is Delhi, after all. Anything could happen. Is he threatening to kill me because I made him wait and mistyped it? Are people on the street threatening to kill him because he’s blocking the road?” He said as he shared his thoughts at the moment.

However, there was a comical twist when Arnav opened the app to see the chat, to which the driver said ‘ok’ to him when he asked him to wait. It turns out that the message was translated by Google. amazing!

“I clicked ‘see original’ while there were at least 15 different translations running through my head. Then I breathed a long sigh of relief. It was in front of Mother Dairy,” Arnav said in his post. This is not what you see every day!

The post received reactions of shock and laughter, as people posted various comments via the tweet. “I heard a rumor that Netflix has bought the rights to this story. Arijit will sing the title song,” a user said.

Another person said: “What a plot twist, I didn’t see this coming at all.” “This is one of the funniest horror stories I’ve ever come across,” a third person commented.

Another user replied: “I was ready to read a 5 minute thriller, but ya toh shuru hot hai khatam hogaya (but it ended soon after starting).”

Avik Banerjee

Avik Banerjee is Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida, Avik holds a Master’s degree in Global Studies, has over three years of experience in digital media and news curation, and specializes in international affairs…Read more

Avik Banerjee is Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida, Avik holds a Master’s degree in Global Studies, has over three years of experience in digital media and news curation, and specializes in international affairs… Read more

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