Month: March 2021

Beauty influencer on social media, Hitesha Chandranee who accused Zomato delivery person Kamraj has allegedly fled Bengaluru. Yes, as per reports the woman is in Maharashtra and the police got to know about this when Chandranee was contacted for questioning regarding Kamraj’s complaint against her.

the police said that they called Hitesha to appear before the investigating officer for questioning, but she said she had left the city and is at her aunt’s house in Maharashtra. As per the police, she has been given some time to return from her aunt’s house and appear before the investigating officer for further questioning in this case. The police said that they have given her time to make her statement once she returns, if Chandranee fails to do so, police will arrest her.

Hitesha Chandranee, who accused Zomato delivery boy Kamaraj of attacking her has reportedly left Bengaluru. This came to light after cops contacted Chandranee for questioning following Kamaraj’s counter-complaint.

The police said that they have given her time to make her statement once she returns, and added, “If she fails to come before police, we will arrest her”. Meanwhile, the city police have assured that the investigation will continue.

Hitesha has been charged with wrongful restraint, assault, intentional insult, and criminal intimidation based on a complaint by the Zomato delivery man Kamaraj. According to the officer, Kamaraj had stated that Hitesha had hit him with slippers, accused him of defaming her and hurling abuses at him on March 9.

Last week, Hitesha, a model and beauty influencer took to Twitter and stated, “So guys, my Zomato order was late and I was talking to the customer care executive and meanwhile the delivery person just did this,” said Chandranee, crying and showing her bleeding nose in a selfie video, which was also aired by some TV channels. The police personnel arrested the delivery man after Hitesha’s complaint.

Meanwhile, in her video Chandranee showcased her bleeding nose and said, “So guys, my Zomato order was late and I was talking to the customer care executive and meanwhile the delivery person just did this.” However, Hitesha subsequently deleted her video from Twitter. The model had said in her video that she lodged a complaint with Zomato customer care asking them to either deliver food free of cost or cancel the order after it was delayed before the reported scuffle took place.

Zomato had initially assured Chandranee that it would help her with the police investigation along with medical assistance required. It later said that it was also extending all possible support to Kamaraj.

“As per protocol, we have temporarily suspended Kamaraj from active deliveries, but are covering his earnings in the interim while there’s an active police investigation,” Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal said in a statement posted on Twitter. He has also said his company was bearing the legal expenses of the case.

Meanwhile, the incident drew a lot of support for Kamaraj from netizens, who questioned the plight of food delivery boys. Besides, celebrities like Parineeti Chopra, Rohit Roy, and Kamya Panjabi have also extended their support to the delivery boy.

Following the whole controversy, Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal tweeted and said, “As per protocol, we have temporarily suspended Kamaraj from active deliveries, but are covering his earnings in the interim while there’s an active police investigation.”