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Zomato Rider Eats Cancelled Order After Late-Night Doorstep Dispute

The clip refocused attention on rider safety pressures tied to ultra-fast delivery promises.

Overview

  • An Instagram video by delivery partner Ankur Thakur shows him recounting a customer yelling to bring the order upstairs past 2:30 a.m.
  • After he refused, Thakur says the customer cancelled the order, and he then ate the biryani combo on camera, including a gulab jamun.
  • The video has surpassed 1.2 million views on Instagram and drew sharply divided reactions over what doorstep service should entail.
  • Publishers covering the clip note their reports are based on user-generated content and that the claims have not been independently verified.
  • Livemint connected the debate to reports that Zomato, Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy would remove “10-minute delivery” claims after discussions with Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.