Delivery executive’s death | Wife to be provided job, insurance and other support, says Zomato CEO
The Hindu
“We are deeply aggrieved by the death of our delivery partner Salil Tripathi in an unfortunate road incident. We are extending all possible support to help the family get through this,” the Zomato CEO said
Online food delivery platform Zomato on January 13 said it will provide a job to Sucheta Tripathi, wife of its delivery partner Salil Tripathi who died in a road accident last week, and an insurance grant of ₹10 lakh, besides its employees contributing ₹12 lakh towards the family’s future.
In a tweet, Zomato Founder Deepinder Goyal said, “We are deeply aggrieved by the death of our delivery partner Salil Tripathi in an unfortunate road incident. We are extending all possible support to help the family get through this.”
Sharing steps taken by the company so far, he said, “Our team is personally assisting the family at the moment and we have been at the hospital since the night of the accident and have already helped with the ongoing expenses [e.g. funeral expenses etc.].”
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