7 Years Old Turns Zomato Delivery Boy After Fathers Accident
In a tragic yet inspiring story, a 7-year-old schoolboy has turned into a Zomato delivery agent after his father's accident.
In a tragic yet inspiring story, a 7-year-old schoolboy has turned into a Zomato delivery agent after his father's accident. He cycles to deliver food to customers till 11 pm at night. The story of the boy was brought to light in a Twitter thread shared by a user, Rahul Mittal. He said the boy has been attending school during the day and delivering food at night to help his family financially.
In the video shared by Mittal, he can be heard having a conversation with the minor boy. The boy who is holding chocolates in one hand and a phone in the other said that he cycles door-to-door from 6 pm-11 pm to deliver food. ??The boy's name was allegedly edited and removed from the uploaded video. However, in the tweet thread, the user brought to notice that the 7-year-old boy is identified as Prahlad Shah. Also, the video suggests that the father is alive but is severely injured by the accident restricting him from fieldwork. The Twitter video has been viewed by over 32,000 users already with many users applauding the courage of the young boy. Later, even Zomato replied to the video of the boy urging the user to share his father's details with them. It could be learned that the incident took place in New Delhi. It was also brought to our notice that Zomato is working to comfort the concerned family and help them in the current scenario. Some users also raised concerns about child labor associated with the young school boy turned delivery boy. However, many appreciated the 7-year-old's supportive gesture towards his family for courageously substituting his father at work. Speedy recovery wishes from the parent also surfaced in the comments section of the video tweet.
This comes just a week after a video of a specially-abled man delivering food in his motorized wheelchair had gone viral. The video was shared on Instagram by a page called Grooming Bulls. In the short clip, the specially-abled Zomato agent could be seen delivering food in a wheelchair. His wheelchair was attached with a motor so that transportation could be easy. What do you think about this? Do mention your thoughts in the comment section below.
