"The fact is Swiggy does not go by religion of the person. The system automatically assigned the order to me,” he said to Mumbai Mirror.

He further said that Kumar then called up the Swiggy customer care to demand that his order be cancelled and his money refunded. When told that he will be charged a 95 rupees cancellation fee for the refund, Kumar said that he “didn’t mind losing money, but would not accept the food delivered by a Muslim”.

Mudassir, a post-graduate student in science, brought up the incident to the notice of Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT), a political party, which advised him to filed a complaint.

“How can the food be rejected based on religion? Ironically, Grand Bawarchi restaurant belongs to a Muslim. Perhaps the customer was not aware of it,” Amzadullah Khan, President of MBT, tol HT.

(With inputs from Hindustan Times and Mumbai Mirror)