South Delhi eatery vandalised by delivery boys, caught on camera

A group of delivery boys vandalised ‘Dilli 19’ restaurant situated in the national capital’s Kalkaji area on July 14 Saturday night following an argument over parking space. Swiggy’s delivery boy allegedly allegedly flogged the restaurant in Kalkaji area and allegedly shouted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans, according to ABP News.

Around 25 men came with sticks and smashed glasses and threw chairs, when there were many customers inside with their families alleged the owner of the restaurant.
An argument had started over parking of motorcycles belonging to the delivery boys, said Rohit, the owner of the restaurant in Kalkaji. It was a busy evening and there was a traffic jam outside. “Some delivery boys came to pick orders at 7pm. They don’t understand how to park their motorcycles. The beat officer intervened and asked them to leave after which the trouble started,” said Rohit.

A group of boys vandalised ‘Dilli 19′ restaurant in Delhi’s Kalkaji last night following an argument over parking near restaurant. Owner Rohit says,’some delivery boys came to pick orders at 7 pm. They don’t understand how to park bike.Beat officer intervened&asked them to leave’ pic.twitter.com/Yn4fBfLzeu

— ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2018

The delivery boys then communicated with around 25 others over a WhatsApp group. At about 8.30 pm, they came and vandalised the restaurant, reported news agency ANI. As soon as the violence started, Rohit helped the women and children escape through the kitchen door at the back.

There were around 30 customers inside the restaurant when the incident took place, say eyewitnesses.

#WATCH: A group of boys vandalise ‘Dilli 19’ restaurant in Delhi’s Kalkaji. Hotel owner alleges that the vandalisers are a group of delivery boys who had an argument with them over parking around three hours before the incident. (CCTV footage of 14.07.18) pic.twitter.com/mZgkWLfCTk

— ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2018

A CCTV video of the restaurant shows the men throwing chairs and smashing glass panes. Reports say the delivery boys believed that the restaurant owner was behind it and had called the police to drive them away.
A complaint was registered but no one has been caught yet.

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