Sonu Sood, who is known for his humanitarian activities, recently came under fire after he extended support to a Swiggy delivery agent who was caught on camera stealing shoes. Let us explain this from the beginning. A video captured on April 9, 2024 went viral on the internet in which a Swiggy Instamart delivery agent was seen stealing a pair of black coloured shoes from outside a flat in Gurugram. The video was posted on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) by a user named Rohit Arora, who claimed that the shoes belonged to his friend. He wrote, “Swiggy’s drop and pick up service. A delivery boy took my friend’s shoes (@Nike) and they are not even sharing his contact.”
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Swiggy’s drop and pick up service. A delivery boy just took my friend’s shoes (@nike) And they won’t share his contact either. @swiggy @swiggycares @swiggyinstamart pic.twitter.com/NaGvrOiKcx
– Rohit Arora (@_arorarohit_) April 11, 2024
Since being posted, the video has garnered over 721,000 views and hundreds of comments. It also caught the attention of Swiggy, which promptly responded, “We expect better from our delivery partners. Reach us on DM so we can assist you better”.
Hey, this is not what we wanted to hear from you. Please let us know what went wrong and help us with the order details on DM so that we can assist you better.
^ genial https://t.co/EhSzF5h9fZ
— Swiggy Cares (@SwiggyCares) April 11, 2024
Recently, actor Sonu Sood brought the incident back into the limelight when he took to his social media handle to extend support to the delivery agent. He wrote, “Don’t take any action against him. Instead, buy him a pair of new shoes. He probably really needs them. Be kind.”
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If a Swiggy delivery boy steals shoes while delivering food to someone’s house, do not take any action against him. Instead, buy him new shoes. Maybe he really needs shoes. Be kind ❤️?
— Sonu Sood (@SonuSood) April 12, 2024
It seems that Sonu Sood’s post did not go down well with internet users. More than three thousand people commented on his post, most of whom criticized his idea of ”promoting and supporting theft”.
One person wrote, “It’s okay to demand no action, but don’t justify it with absurd arguments. Poverty/need is no justification for theft. There are millions of people who are poorer than this delivery guy and earn their living by working hard. They don’t steal. Justifying theft is an insult to their work.”
Another comment said, “Absolutely…I have seen even the poorest people do not pick up money fallen on the road…forget stealing…and it is a crime…shoes are not medicine or food which are essential and cannot be ignored…Scold him and let him go, but do not justify him…”
The third comment said, “Stealing is a habit. It is not a poor thing. We did not have good shoes either, but we never stole.”
One person sarcastically wrote, “If a Swiggy delivery boy attacks someone while delivering food and steals some money. Then don’t take any action against him. Instead, ask him to wait and bring some more money hidden inside. He might really need it. Rahul 😂 Be kind like Sonu Sood.”
One user commented, “Believe me delivery boys are not as weak as we think. And even if they are, weakness cannot justify theft in any case.”
