Bengaluru Woman Claims Ex-Boyfriend Stalked Her Via Food Delivery App

A woman in Bengaluru allegedly discovered that her ex-boyfriend, who worked with a food delivery company, had been using her data to monitor her activity after their separation. The woman's friend and a marketing professional named Rupal Madhup shared the incident on LinkedIn, detailing that the former couple who met though a dating app had a normal relationship until the man went 'stalker mode' post-breakup and constantly asked intrusive questions about her location.

Man Uses Food Delivery App To Stalk Ex

The LinkedIn post titled 'Most Traumatizing Bumble Story' read that the woman often received questions from her ex-boyfriend like "Why are you not ordering at your own place at 2 AM? Where are you?”, “What are you doing in Chennai?," or “Ordering chocolates, are you on your period?” after their breakup.

"He apparently flagged her account in their system, which meant he had real-time access to her delivery locations. Every. Single. Time. And what did he do? He used it to keep tabs on her!" Rupal Madhup wrote. Initially, the woman thought these questions were weird coincidences until she "put 2+2 together".

Madhup continued, "This man was literally using data to stalk her post-breakup. Just think about it. Knowing someone’s location and activities through a food delivery app is seriously creepy, especially given how revenge-driven breakups can be." She warned how data is being misused in ways people don't even realise.

"Data might be the new electricity, but it’s also one of the most dangerous weapons in the wrong hands," Madhup cautioned. Her LinkedIn post is being circulated on other social media platforms and many people have come forward to share similar experiences of cyberstalking and data misuse.

One LinkedIn user commented, "In 2017, I experienced something similar and unsettling with one of my former partner's exes, who happened to be a Flipkart employee. His stalking escalated to a frightening level—he somehow got hold of my phone number and contacted me, attempting to intimidate me."

However, some also questioned the story's authenticity as most food delivery companies reportedly follow strict privacy protocols. "It is highly unlikely that an individual employee regardless of their access level can use customer data for personal motives without violating internal protocols," one commented.