Zomato case: FIR lodged against Bengaluru woman who alleged assault by delivery boy
Hitesha had recently shared a video claiming that a Zomato delivery boy hit her and ran away after an altercation over delay in delivery of food.
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Updated: Mar 15, 2021, 10:44 PM IST
Zomato delivery executive Kamaraj, who was accused by Hitesha Chandranee of assault, lodged a formal complaint against her on Monday (March 15).
In the FIR, Kamaraj has accused Hitesha of hitting him with slippers, falsely accusing him of hitting her, assaulting, defaming him, and hurling abuses at him. Kamaraj has filed an FIR at Electronic City Police Station in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
After Bengaluru Woman Alleges Attack, Zomato Delivery Man s Counter After Bengaluru Woman Alleges Attack, Zomato Delivery Man s Counter He claims the customer hit him with slippers and abused him with expletives in Hindi, the report says.
The incident took place on March 9 and Hitesh Chandranee posted the video the next day.
New Delhi:
Two days after a Zomato executive allegedly assaulted a Bengaluru woman following a delayed delivery, the accused man has claimed that the online content creator herself was to blame as she had verbally abused him and hit him with a slipper. She then accidentally hurt herself during the incident, causing her to bleed, he told The News Minute. The restaurant aggregator s founder, meanwhile, today said that the company was, for now, listening to both sides of the story, but also tweeted that their representative had one of the highest performance ratings on the platform.
Zomato covers delivery boy s earnings, offers legal support
Zomato says it s providing all possible support to suspect Kamaraj to make sure both sides of the story come to light and due process is followed in the spirit of fairness.
BusinessToday.In | March 13, 2021 | Updated 01:41 IST
Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal
Food delivery platform Zomato has issued a statement in the Bengaluru assault case, saying it s providing all possible support to both the suspect and the victim. We are in constant touch with Hitesha (the complainant), covering her medical expenses, and helping her with the proceedings, Zomato said. The food delivery start-up said it s providing all possible support to alleged accused Kamaraj to make sure both sides of the story come to light and due process is followed in the spirit of fairness.
The Zomato delivery executive, Kamaraj claimed that he even apologised to the woman since the delivery was delayed due to traffic and bad roads but she was very rude to him