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Bengaluru/Bhubaneswar: Bengaluru women Hitesha Chandranee, who accused Zomato delivery agent Kamaraj of attacking her a few days back while receiving an order, reportedly left the city after a counter complaint was lodged. Police learnt her disappearance after they tried to contact her for questioning following Kamaraj's complaint.
The story does not end there.
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Now reports have surfaced that Hitesha stirred the controversy to garner followers on social media platforms and she somehow succeeded in that. Till Thursday she had over 112K followers on Instagram with 404 posts. As per a report in DNA, the number of followers on her page were 109K a few days back which increased substantially following the controversial incident. However, within a day, the numbers plummeted to 101K.
A Recap Of The Controversy
Hitesha hit headlines after she shared an appalling video on her Instagram and Twitter handles. In the video she claimed that Zomato delivery agent Kamaraj assaulted her after she tried to cancel her food order as he arrived 59 minutes late. As claimed, she suffered a nasal bone fracture during the scuffle.
Later, Kamaraj busted Hitesha's allegations and said that it was she who abused him in filthy language and hurled slippers at him. When he tried to defend himself, the ring on her finger hit her nose, added Kamaraj.
The incident stormed the internet and netizens were divided in their reaction. Hitesha had filed a police complaint against Kamaraj and then Kamaraj filed a counter complaint with the police. Police filed an FIR against Hitesha and during the case progress, her residential address was leaked online.
A police official was quoted as saying, “When we went to her house nobody opened the door.” However, the official preferred to stay mum on the issue and refused to comment further.
“A notice will be issued to the woman after the team probing the case is done collecting evidence,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) of Bengaluru City Police Joshi Srinath Mahadev reportedly told a leading newspaper.
Stating safety concerns, Hitesha flew to Maharashtra to her aunt's house after her address was leaked online, informed sources.
A police official reportedly stated that they had given her time to take her statement once she returned, and added, "If she fails to come before police, we will arrest her".
How Netizens Reacted!
Heated arguments can be seen on different social media platforms over the Zomato assault case. Many are in support of Hitesha while others are standing by Kamaraj.
One twitter user said, "Due to Hitesha's publicity stunt Poor Kamaraj lost his job and #Hiteshachandranee gained 104k followers☹️."
While another user tweeted, " According to Miss #HiteshaChandranee Women have two weapon - COSMETICS AND TEARS. I guess cosmetics weren't giving her the mileage she wanted so she used tears, Well played. #ZomatoDeliveryGuy "
Now, many social media users believe, Hitesha did a publicity stunt to garner followers.
But, do you know who Hitesha Chandranee is?
Know Who Is Hitesha Chandranee
Hitesha is a Bengaluru-based model and beauty influencer, content creator, and make-up artist. Hitesha, being a beauty influencer and content creator, posts videos of different make-up looks. She also has videos of reviewing clothing websites and makeup products. Hitesha has uploaded several styling videos and make-up tutorial videos as well on her Insta handle.
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It's A Total 'Loss' For Hitesha
Though reports are streaming that she did rake up the incident in other way blaming the Zomato delivery guy to get media attention and increase the number of followers, it turned a boomerang for her as she lost over 10K followers in a day after the reports of her fleeing Bengaluru flashed on different websites.
Hitesha shared the video alleging Kamaraj of attacking her on Twitter and Instagram. While the video still is available on Insta, Hitesha has subsequently deleted her video from Twitter after the Zomato delivery guy filed the counter complaint.
Hitesha has been charged with wrongful restraint, assault, intentional insult, and criminal intimidation based on a complaint by Kamaraj.
Well, ground-level investigation will reveal who is on the wrong side of the law.
