Swiggy’s bounty for equestrian ‘delivery agent’ has come to an end and the food delivery aggregator had the most distinctive Swiggy style to announce in an official statement released on microblogging site Twitter. “A typical teenager”, Swiggy described the mysterious rider in its two-page official statement.
To recall, a video has gone viral on social media which caught the attention of the food aggregator. In the video, a man can be seen riding a white horse. SwiggyHot box on his back while crossing the street. This was followed by a number of hilarious memes in the context of period dramas and cult fiction like Game of Thrones.
This prompted Swiggy to announce a bounty 5000 to anyone able to identify this mysterious ‘delivery agent’. On Friday, Swiggy announced that they were finally able to identify the person.
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Swiggy Announced that they were able to identify the “delivery executive” and explained his reasons for riding a horse with a Swiggy bag on his back.
On Twitter, Swiggy wrote in the caption, “Okay, enough,” adding a horse emoji at the end.
In the press release, Swiggy clarified that the man was a 17-year-old named Sushant, who was “not a delivery executive” but a “typical teenager” who, after borrowing things, apparently forgot to return them. goes.
“He is 17-year-old Sushant. He is not a Swiggy delivery executive, but a typical teenager who borrows things and forgets to return them. In this case, what he borrowed was Swiggy delivery bags. Currently, He helps in a stable in Mumbai, where he is a horse courier i.e. he takes care of the dressing of the horses for the wedding procession,” read the release.
Swiggy further clarified that the horse’s name was neither “Hurricane” nor “Lightning” as suggested by Twitter, before revealing the animal’s real name. Swiggy further added that the Swiggy bags that first gave rise to speculation about the person carrying the food were actually “embroidered curtains and accessories” to adorn horses for weddings.
“Before you jump to any gender-fluid conclusions about the animal, we would like to confirm that the horse’s name is Shiva… It was the embroidered curtains and accessories that made him ready for the wedding procession. To be kept on horses.”
Further, the press release also mentioned that on the day the video went viral, Sushant was returning home from a wedding and the video was captured by a man named Avi, who was rewarded with a reward of Rs.5000 Was, as promised, Swiggy.
Swiggy concluded the press release by writing, “No animals were hurt during this horse hunt. We also care for all animals, including most ‘social animals’.”