Pune Horror: Shaikh Shafi accesses a Hindu woman's number from the restaurant QR menu, sends late night ‘Friendship’ texts

A Pune-based content creator has alleged that a restaurant employee identified as Shaikh Shafi accessed her phone number through a QR-code menu system and later sent her unsolicited late-night messages asking for friendship and her age. The incident has gone viral online, sparking concerns over customer privacy, misuse of personal data and the safety risks linked to digital ordering systems at restaurants.

 

A late-night message from an unknown number turned into an unsettling experience for Pune-based content creator Rishika Dutta. She has accused a restaurant staffer of accessing her personal contact details through a QR-code menu system and using them to initiate private conversations.

 

 

 

The incident, which surfaced through a viral Instagram video, has triggered widespread debate on social media regarding customer privacy, misuse of personal information and the growing dependence on QR-code-based restaurant systems.

 

 

According to Dutta, the incident took place on April 28 after she visited a popular restaurant on Pune’s FC Road. Like many modern eateries, the outlet reportedly used a QR-code-based digital menu that customers must scan using their phones.

 

Hours after leaving the restaurant, Dutta said she began receiving unexpected messages late at night from an unfamiliar number. As she attempted to identify the sender, she allegedly discovered that the individual was associated with the same restaurant she had visited earlier that day.

 

In screenshots shared publicly by the woman, the sender can be identified as Shaikh Shafi. The chats showed the man attempting to initiate a personal conversation, asking questions such as “What’s your age?” and expressing a desire to become “friends.”