Rider says he went to a hotel near Hill Park Chowrangi on May 1 when the incident occurred
KARACHI:
A dozen people, including a hotel owner and his employees, were charged for allegedly assaulting an online food delivery rider and his colleagues, Ferozabad police said on Saturday.
The video of the incident went viral on social media.
In his written complaint to the police, the victim, Muhammad Shehzad, stated that he had gone to a hotel near Karachi’s Hill Park Chowrangi on Shaheed-e-Millat Road on May 1 to collect an order when the incident took place.
Shehzad claimed that the hotel owner was deliberately delaying the handing over of the order. When he protested, saying that the riders were given a limited time of five minutes per delivery, the hotel owner reportedly became enraged.
He further stated that the owner together with 10 to 11 employees allegedly subjected him to serious physical assaults, including kicks and punches.
During the incident, two other food delivery riders who were passing by and saw the assault intervened. However, they were also allegedly beaten by the hotel owner and his employees. The victim further claimed that shots were also fired during the altercation.
Police said two suspects were arrested while raids were underway for the remaining suspects, with further investigations underway.
