New Delhi: A delivery executive of an e-commerce firm allegedly stole 10 iPhones and replaced them with dummy phones, police said on Thursday. In his complaint, Ravi has alleged that on March 27, Lalit, a delivery executive, was handed over a customer’s parcel, which contained 10 iPhones and an Airpod.
Ravi said in his complaint, however, that instead of delivering the parcel, Lalit replaced the iPhones with replicas and sent his brother Manoj to deposit them back at the company, claiming that the customer could not be contacted. ,Also read: Techie’s rude reply to job offer goes viral; Walnut CEO shared screenshot,
Suspecting some tampering with the packaging, the parcel was opened and the delivery company found fake phones inside, police said. ,Also Read: Up to Rs 21,000 off on iPhone 14: Here’s how the deal works,
Meanwhile, the customer also canceled his order after not receiving the parcel.
An FIR has been registered against Lalit under sections 420 (cheating), 408 (criminal breach of trust by an employee) of the Indian Penal Code at Bilaspur police station on Wednesday, he said.
He said that efforts are being made to nab the absconding accused.