In a bizarre incident, a food delivery executive was allegedly thrashed by residents of a housing complex in Bengaluru after an eight-year-old girl falsely claimed that she was forcibly taken to the building’s terrace by the gig worker. The incident occurred on June 12 at Ittina Mahavir housing complex in the Electronics City area, according to The Quint.
The minor informed her parents that she bit the hand of the executive to escape from the terrace. Subsequently, a scuffle broke out involving the residents and guards of the complex, resulting in the assault on the delivery executive. However, when the police arrived and examined the CCTV footage, it was revealed that the minor had lied about the incident.
The identity of the food delivery executive and the specific foodtech company they worked for could not be immediately verified. Following the incident, the delivery agent has reportedly taken leave and plans to leave the city for personal reasons. The executive has also declined to press charges against the parents of the minor.
“I have a child too, so I understand the parents’ concern. But I don’t know why the girl made the allegations against me,” the executive stated.
According to The Quint’s account of events, the eight-year-old wandered off to the terrace while her parents were dropping off her younger sibling at school. When the parents returned and found the door locked from the outside, they started searching for their child. A neighbor eventually found the minor playing on the terrace and, out of fear of being scolded, she falsely claimed that a stranger had taken her there. This led the parents to approach the security staff, resulting in the apprehension and subsequent assault of the delivery executive.
After the parents filed a complaint, the police arrived at the scene and obtained statements. Upon reviewing the CCTV footage, they discovered that the delivery executive was still at the restaurant during the alleged incident. The gig worker was eventually released from custody late at night.
This incident adds to a series of unfortunate events involving food delivery executives. Similar incidents with tragic outcomes have occurred in the past. The rise in such incidents puts delivery executives in challenging situations and raises questions about how foodtech companies will address these issues.
