The tragedy hit Salil Tripathi's family and turned their life into a nightmare. A Delhi man who took up a food delivery gig to support his family?got crushed as he was run over, allegedly by a policeman¡¯s vehicle, while at work.?
Salil was a hotel management graduate who worked in the hotel industry for 15 years. Salil was working as a Hotel Manager and was earning 40-50k/month. After COVID-lockdown took away his job, Salil joined Zomato as a food delivery executive to make ends meet.?
According to an Indian Express report, Salil's family confirmed that he would work for 7-8 hours daily delivering food.?He earned Rs 8,000-Rs 10,000 a month, a remuneration based on the number of orders and not the hours.?
Salil is survived by his wife Sucheta and their 10-year-old son.?As soon as the news of Salil's death spread on Social Media, there were several who came out to help his family.?
As soon as Manish tweeted, there were people from all over India extending support to Salil's family. The family said they were ¡°overwhelmed¡± by strangers' support.?
A Zomato spokesperson said their team ¡°is in touch with the family.¡± ¡°We will help them financially. There was a slight delay from the insurance partner¡¯s side but the process has been initiated.¡±?
According to reports, the accused constable, Zile Singh (48), has been arrested and suspended. He has been booked under sections of rash driving and causing death by negligence.
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