Scolded by customer for being late, 19-yr-old delivery executive dies by suicide

Scolded by customer for being late, 19-yr-old delivery executive dies by suicide

19.09.2024 

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 claimed that he took the extreme step as he was dejected as a woman customer scolded him for being late when he went to deliver groceries. According to police, the deceased was identified as J Pavithran, a B Com student. He was a part time delivery executive with a food aggregator. 

On Sept 11, Pavithran went to a house in Korattur to deliver groceries. Police said that the delivery was delayed as he could not locate the house. When he managed to hand over the groceries, the woman customer argued with him for the delay. “Later, the woman 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 from the company’s side,” a police source said. 

Two days later, Pavithran allegedly hurled a stone at the woman’s house and broke a window pane. Following this, the woman lodged a complaint with the police. Pavithran’s parents were called and he was let off with a warning. On Tuesday, Pavithran ended his life at his house. TNN