Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Panchkula Orders Police Verification for Delivery Platform Riders
Panchkula Police has introduced a new safety rule for delivery riders.
Companies such as Zomato, Blinkit and Zepto must verify their riders with the police.
They must also check whether new workers have a criminal history.
The order came after an alleged delivery worker was arrested.
Police said the worker was allegedly involved in stealing a chain from a woman.
Delivery riders often visit homes and shops during the day and night.
Officials are concerned because this gives riders access to many residential and commercial areas.
The goal is to improve safety for people receiving deliveries.
Panchkula Police directed Zomato, Blinkit and Zepto to verify delivery partners.
Platforms must check every new recruit’s criminal antecedents before deployment.
The directive followed the arrest of an alleged delivery worker in a chain-snatching case.
The suspect, Neeraj, is a resident of Vikas Nagar, Chandigarh.
Police cited riders’ frequent access to homes and commercial areas, including late at night.
- Who
- Panchkula Police, Zomato, Blinkit, Zepto and their delivery partners.
- What
- Police verification and criminal-background checks have been made mandatory for delivery riders.
- When
- The directive followed an alleged chain-snatching incident last month.
- Where
- Panchkula, involving delivery riders who serve residential and commercial areas; the alleged suspect lived in Vikas Nagar, Chandigarh.
- Why
- Police cited riders’ extensive access to homes and commercial areas after an alleged delivery worker was arrested in a chain-snatching case.
- Authority
- Panchkula Police Commissioner
- Companies named
- Zomato, Blinkit and Zepto
- Requirement
- Police verification of delivery partners
- Recruitment check
- Criminal antecedents must be checked for every new recruit
- Triggering incident
- Arrest of an alleged delivery worker in a chain-snatching case
- Suspect identified
- Neeraj, a resident of Vikas Nagar, Chandigarh
- Security concern
- Delivery riders frequently reach residential and commercial areas, including late at night