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Man slams Blinkit over Hindi word ‘gaya’, threatens police complaint: ‘Why’re you doing business in Bengaluru?’

A post by a man claiming Blinkit threatened him with a Hindi word has left people in disbelief. Social media users have slammed the man for his post.

Published on: Jul 16, 2024, 14:22:34 IST
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A man’s conversation with Blinkit customer care has gone viral, leaving social media users irked. The man contacted the company’s customer care department with a question, which some also labelled as “time-wasting,” which sparked outrage online. Social media users criticised the man's actions and replied with sarcastic comments. The incident has also sparked discussions about responsible customer behaviour and the importance of using customer support effectively.

Screenshot of a conversation between a Bengaluru man and Blinkit over the Hindi word “gaya." (X/@Metikurke)
Screenshot of a conversation between a Bengaluru man and Blinkit over the Hindi word “gaya." (X/@Metikurke)

“Blinkit sent a harmful notification and wished me ‘Gaya,’ which means ‘wound’ in Kannada. I told them, if I received one more threatening notification, I would lodge a police complaint. After that they stopped sending nonsense in alien languages. That's how we need to deal!” the man wrote.

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He also shared a series of screenshots showing how he contacted customer care and threatened to file a police complaint.

In an update, the man claimed, “After this complaint, I observed over a month that they are now sending only English notifications. No more alien language nonsense. If more people complain, they will introduce Kannada as well.”

Take a look at the posts here:

“Only shows that people need to get jobs and have a life. You could have simply closed notifications. Instead, you sit and think of every situation where we can do a language angle,” posted an X user.

Another replied, “Wow, what an achievement! Sir, you should get the Nobel prize.” A third asked, “Why can’t you type your responses to them in Kannada?”

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While a fourth commented, “Well, that text is definitely not in Kannada. It’s in Hindi, and I don’t know why you are finding Kannada words in Hindi sentences,” a fifth sarcastically wrote, “This is traumatic! I hope you are doing okay now.”

What are your thoughts on this post by a Blinkit customer about getting a notification with Hindi words?

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Trisha Sengupta

Trisha Sengupta is a Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of digital newsroom experience. Specialising in high-engagement storytelling, she blends viral trends with traditional journalism to cover the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. Her reporting spans real estate and personal finance struggles in hubs like Bengaluru and Gurgaon, the NRI experience, and corporate shifts like tech layoffs. Trisha also frequently tracks global figures and writes human interest stories. Offline, Trisha is an avid reader, history enthusiast and solo traveler. She balances her journalism career with family life while actively integrating AI tools into her modern storytelling approach.

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