Hitesha Chandranee, the woman who had accused a Zomato delivery executive Kamaraj in Bengaluru of punching her but was later booked for allegedly framing him, took to social media to release a statement, saying she is worried about her safety and. She said that posts made by ‘certain celebrities’ who accused her of being at fault has ‘hurt her’ as she looked up to these celebs. She further wrote that she would ‘not risk my life, reputation, respect and peace of mind by orchestrating anything as attributed to me’. She also urged netizens to refrain from expressing opinions till the trial is completed by the appropriate legal forum.
Taking to Instagram, Hitesha released a statement that read, “Since the incident occurred, I have been harassed, abused and my life has been threatened. I have kept my silence as anything I say gets twisted. I do not have any PR agency to support or back me. I have had to take medical treatment for my nose which was fractured due to the incident. I have received many calls from various people using repulsive and threatening words against me. They have threatened my life and have even threatened to harm my family. I am being assaulted online in all platforms, be it email, WhatsApp, Youtube, Instagram in addition to regular calls and messages.”
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She further wrote, “Online narratives say that I asked for free food, but it was Zomato which had an offer that they would not charge me, if the food was delivered late. People unconnected with the incident have been commenting without knowing the ramifications their words might cause. The posts made by certain celebrities which accuse me of being responsible for the incident have hurt me immensely as these are the people I look upto. The comments of such people have an impact.”
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Hitesha continued, “There have been many attempts made through social media to pressurize me to withdraw the complaint. I am a law abiding citizen of India who firmly believes in the judiciary. I have been cooperating with the police and have not left Bengaluru as spread by various quarters. Bengaluru is home for me. I just wanted to share the incident but instead, my words have been further twisted. I live by myself in Bengaluru and the past few days have been very difficult for me and I am worried about my safety. A neutral probe by the investigative agencies will bring out the truth and I look forward to it. I would not risk my life, reputation, respect and peace of mind by orchestrating anything as attributed to me. I appeal to all netizens not to express any opinion till the trial is completed by the appropriate legal forum.”
Earlier, Parineeti Chopra had appealed to Zomato to find the truth about the assault accusation made against the delivery guy by Hitesha. She had then extended her support to the delivery man. "Zomato India - PLEASE find and publicly report the truth...If the gentleman is innocent (and I believe he is), PLEASE help us penalise the woman in question. This is inhuman, shameful and heartbreaking...Please let me know how I can help...#ZomatoDeliveryGuy (sic)," Parineeti Chopra tweeted on March 14.
(Source: Instagram)
