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TNN / Updated: Sep 19, 2024, 03:18 IST
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In Chennai, J Pavithran, a 19-year-old food delivery executive and Bcom student, took his own life after being scolded by a woman customer for late grocery delivery. He left a note expressing his dejection. Police are investigating the incident and any actions taken by the delivery company following the customer’s complaint.
CHENNAI: A 19-year-old
food delivery
executive died by
suicide
at his house in Kolathur area here on Tuesday. In his suicide note, he said he took the extreme step as he was dejected as a woman customer scolded him for being late when he went to deliver groceries. The deceased was identified as J Pavithran, a Bcom student. He was working part-time with an aggregator.
On Sept 11, Pavithran went to a house in Korattur to deliver groceries.
Police said the delivery was delayed as he could not locate the house. When he managed to handed over the groceries, the woman customer argued with him . “Later, she raised a complaint with the delivery company and asked them not to send Pavithran again for delivery. We do not know what action was taken by the company,” a police source said.
Two days later, Pavithran allegedly hurled a stone at the woman’s house and broke a window pane. The woman lodged a complaint with police, and he was let off with a warning. A case has been filed and a probe is on.
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