Telangana: Zomato, Swiggy Resume Services With Limited Staff After Food Delivery Boys Roughed Up By Cops

Zomato & Swiggy resumed food delivery services in Hyderabad on May 23 with 30% of their total delivery executive staff. This comes after the Director-General of Police (DGP) instructed the Commissioners of Police to address grievances and ensure smooth delivery of essentials. After the lockdown was announced earlier this month, several delivery executives were stopped by the police at various check posts in the city. Police also imposed hefty fines on them. An official spokesperson of Zomato, while speaking to ANI over the phone, said that they had been given permission to operate after communication with Telangana DGP Mahender Reddy. On May 22, the police’s post-10 am clampdown brought food delivery across the twin cities to a grinding halt, leaving both service providers & residents flustered. So much so that market leaders Swiggy and Zomato decided to put brakes on their operations in Hyderabad, unless further clarification from authorities on the issue. Watch the video to know more.