Internet Is Feeling Bad For The Zomato Delivery Guy, Sacked For Eating Customer's Food

Online food partner and delivery service giant Zomato had an embarrassing situation yesterday. In a video that went viral, a Zomato delivery man was caught on camera opening food packs meant for delivery and eating out of them.

The man eats from one pack, levels the food so it looks untouched, and seals the pack back. He then goes on to do the same thing with two other parcels. After he's had his share, he tapes the packs shut and takes off to deliver them.

There was a lot of hue and cry over the video, and Zomato acknowledged the incident by apologising.

Taking cognizance of this, Zomato launched an investigation and affirmed the authenticity of the video. In a blog post published on Monday, the company revealed that the video was shot in Madurai and the delivery man was promptly sacked from his job.

We take food tampering very seriously.

For more details: https://t.co/hBApiTzmcI

— Zomato (@Zomato) December 10, 2018

We take these kinds of reports extremely seriously and upon thorough investigation, we've found that the video was shot in Madurai. The person in the video happened to be a delivery partner on our fleet. We have spoken to him at length - and while we understand that this was a human error in judgment, we have taken him off our platform."

However, Internet users felt that the punishment was on the harsh side and even pointed out several possibilities that may have led him to eat from the package

If people have to steal food, there is some problem with our society. I feel sorry for him.

— Nfuel (@nfuel900) December 11, 2018

They've removed him. Feel very bad for this @ZomatoIN delivery guy :( pic.twitter.com/c3vDBri7wJ

— Zoo Bear (@zoo_bear) December 11, 2018

Though he ve done a bad thing, I somehow feel he ate because he was hungry.. Poor man

— Schiffskapitän 🎭 (@damn_barbarian) December 11, 2018

@LabourMinistry@ZomatoIN What you need to take seriously is not food tampering, but a proper lunch/lunch timings for the delivery guys.
And for all those who are so bothered about your food being tampered, Please also understand it a human being running to feed us
#Zomato

— madhanbabu (@bmadhanbabu) December 10, 2018

For some reason my heart breaks every time I see the video and this man. I hope n pray he gets a job somewhere n leave this stigma behind him.

— Aysha Suzana (@AyshaSuzana) December 11, 2018