Rapida driver sends ‘I love you’ to rider in private message: LinkedIn post sparks outrage | Today’s news
A LinkedIn post revealed a case of harassment by delivery. This time it’s the Rapido van captain pushing all the limits.
Geetika Srivastava, who works in digital reputation, recently shared her shocking ordeal. She revealed how a simple parcel delivery turned into a nightmare.
The delivery lady allegedly started inappropriately sending messages to her personal number. Chat footage shows him saying “I love you” out of the blue.
He also asked casual questions like “Kesi ho ap (how are you)”. When Geetika threatened to file a police complaint, his tone immediately changed.
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He replied, “H krdo (okay, go ahead)” and “Jao (sure),” seemingly without threats. He even suggested, “Repido me krdo (file a complaint with Rapido),” casually mocking her attempt to file a complaint.
Geetika eventually blocked him after this awkward exchange. She then took her frustration directly to LinkedIn and called Rapido.
“Being a woman in this country is hard, but apparently now you can’t even book a single Rapido package without being harassed by their delivery guys,” she wrote.
She asked why booking a van these days encourages harassment. She tagged Rapido’s co-founder, Aravind Sanka, and demanded answers.
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She is interested in what kind of riders the company employs. She questioned whether harassers faced any real consequences.
“Look at how confident he is telling me to complain. Does that mean there’s no consequences? What kind of riders does the company employ?” she added.
Answer on LinkedIn
Her contribution made a significant impact. Rapido Support eventually responded and offered their standard corporate apology.
They expressed regret for her “unpleasant experience” during the birth. It promised to take the safety and dignity of customers very seriously. At the same time, he also asked her to share her driving ID and mobile phone number.
Commenters were not at all impressed with this boilerplate response. One user sarcastically called it a “template bank” response.
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“Answer is coming from the template bank. Please clarify what appropriate action you are going to take before asking again for more and more details,” the LinkedIn user wrote.
“I’m sorry for what you went through. Rapido needs to crack down on him and make sure no one else does this,” one user commented.
Another user claimed, “Rapido is the worst company when it comes to dealing with women’s safety and security. They don’t care. Their riders are brutes. There seems to be no system in place, and sab Ram bharose hai. I personally know some female friends who have faced worse from their riders and these Rapido support scammers didn’t call buggersh*.”
“I don’t know if it’s me or if the incidents are increasing. Geetika Srivastava, I’m sorry you had to go through this, but yes, it’s hard being a woman,” chimed in another.
