FIR filed against woman who accused Zomato delivery boy of attacking her

Bengaluru: An FIR has been registered against Instagram influencer Hitesha Chandranee, who had accused Zomato delivery executive Kamaraj of attacking her, in Karnataka's Bengaluru. On the basis of a complaint lodged by Kamaraj, she has been booked under sections 355 (assault), 504 (insult) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.

Chandranee, a model-turned-makeup artiste, had shared on her social media handles a video clip accusing Kamaraj, a food delivery executive of Zomato, of brutally hitting her which left her nose bleeding. She said the incident happened after a dispute over a delay in the delivery of food. Soon Chandranee's video spread like wildfire in cyberspace, prompting the online food delivery platform to step in and suspend the delivery executive. Police, on the basis of the viral video, had taken Kamaraj into custody on March 8.

Zomato executive rebuffs allegations 

Contrary to Chandranee's allegations, Kamaraj had claimed that she refused to pay after taking the order. This led to a dispute, and she began hitting him. He said that when he tried to safeguard himself, he touched her right hand and the ring she had worn hit her nose, leaving a bloody gash. 

"I don't want to make it more complicated, let the truth win. If not, I will fight it legally. I have a mother with co-morbid conditions, my father died 15 years back, I am the only breadwinner for my family. I am working in Zomato for the past 26 months with 4.7 ratings. As of now, the company has blocked my ID until this case completes and assured of taking it back once the matter resolves," a report by ANI had quoted the delivery agent as saying.