Blinkit delivery executive assaulted by group of men in Ghaziabad, accused held

A delivery executive working with the quick-commerce platform Blinkit was allegedly assaulted by a group of men in the Shalimar Garden area of Ghaziabad after a scuffle broke out over an order, police said. Purported footage of the alleged assault, captured on CCTV cameras, was also widely shared on social media. Meanwhile, police said arrests have been made in the case following a complaint.

According to the written complaint submitted to the police, the incident took place when the 25-year-old delivery executive arrived in B Block of the Shalimar Garden area to deliver an order placed through the Blinkit app. The delivery executive allegedly informed the recipient that due to a technical fault, some items in the order had not been delivered.

As per the complaint, the customer, while collecting the delivered items, also filed a complaint with Blinkit and received a refund for the entire order. When the delivery executive sought the return of the items, an argument broke out, police said. The situation escalated quickly, with five to six individuals allegedly assaulting the delivery executive.

In the purported video circulating on social media, the delivery executive can be seen surrounded and allegedly getting assaulted by a group of men.