New Delhi, October 11: A 30-year-old delivery agent linked to e-commerce firm Amazon was booked by police in Noida after a Noida-based customer accused him of rape attempt, officials said on Thursday. However, she has told police to drop the case after filing a complaint.
“Now, she has told police that she wants to withdraw the case, saying the complaint was made by her sister and not her. She did not reach the police station to record her statement also,” Superintendent of Police, Noida, Vineet Jaiswal said.
The woman did not turn up to record her statement though she was asked twice on Thursday to reach the police station concerned, Jaiswal said. The accused delivery agent, he said, reached the police station when he was summoned.
“He was questioned and left because there is no evidence against him. Moreover he had been there twice to collect the product and the woman also spoke to the customer care of Amazon to get the issue resolved, which quite does not add up in the case,” the SP said.
FIR registered
Probe is on in the case as an FIR has been registered, he added.
The delivery agent had reached the woman’s house to pick up a product she had ordered from Amazon for replacement Monday morning when the alleged incident took place, they said.
Amazon India said it was aware of the matter and have taken up the issue with their logistic partners.
“Safety is of utmost importance to us and these allegations are troubling. We are taking immediate actions with our delivery service provider and police as they investigate the case,” said a company spokesperson.
WHAT HAPPENED
In her complaint, the woman said the delivery agent who wrote his name as Bhupendra Pal in the entry register, came around 11.20 am to pick up a return of five boxes. However, an argument broke out between the two after he refused to accept all five boxes.
The woman’s sister told the daily that her sister spoke to the customer care and complained about the delivery agent after which he left — only to return.
As he came back to her flat, the accused allegedly told the woman he will pick all five boxes, but she refused to hand over the package as customer care had schedule pick-up for another day. It is then that the woman alleged she was hypnotised following which she lost consciousness.
She told police that when she regained consciousness, the pick-up agent had lowered his pants and was standing in front of her. The woman said she screamed for help and rushed to washroom where she found a wiper. She beat up the man with the wiper following which he fled.
