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Crime
Delhi Sisters Assault Delivery Boy with Chilli Powder, Use Scooter to Snatch Parcels
✍️ indiatoday.in
🗓 27 Sep 2026, 09:36 PM
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Two sisters in Delhi assaulted a delivery worker with chilli powder and rammed their scooter into him to steal his parcels, police said.
Delhi police reported that two sisters confronted a delivery boy on a busy street, doused him with chilli powder and then deliberately hit him with a scooter to appropriate the parcels he was carrying. The assault was captured on nearby CCTV footage, which showed the sisters approaching the rider, sprinkling the powder, and accelerating the scooter into his torso before fleeing the scene.
The victim sustained minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. He filed a complaint, prompting a swift police investigation that identified the suspects through the video recordings and eyewitness statements.
Authorities have registered a criminal case under assault and theft provisions and are searching for the sisters. The incident has raised concerns about the safety of delivery personnel in urban areas and prompted calls for stricter enforcement of laws protecting gig‑economy workers.
The victim sustained minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. He filed a complaint, prompting a swift police investigation that identified the suspects through the video recordings and eyewitness statements.
Authorities have registered a criminal case under assault and theft provisions and are searching for the sisters. The incident has raised concerns about the safety of delivery personnel in urban areas and prompted calls for stricter enforcement of laws protecting gig‑economy workers.