{
  "id": 14220550,
  "title": "'Please Stop This Now': Madurai Influencer Asks For Diwali Gifts Online; Gets Flooded With COD Orders Worth Crores, Says He's Forced To Leave Town",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/please-stop-this-now-madurai-influencer-asks-for-diwali-gifts-online",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T14:06:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/viral/please-stop-this-now-madurai-influencer-asks-for-diwali-gifts-online-gets-flooded-with-cod-orders-worth-crores-says-hes-forced-to-leave-town"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Madurai-based Instagram influencer Veeramani has become the center of an unusual prank after sharing his personal information online with the intention of receiving Diwali sweets. Instead of sweets, he started receiving expensive cash-on-delivery (COD) parcels that he never ordered. Among these deliveries were televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, and other household appliances, with one television order reportedly valued at Rs 1.69 lakh. Feeling overwhelmed by the situation, Veeramani turned to Instagram to plead with those responsible to cease the harassment, expressing concern for the well-being of the delivery workers being called to his home repeatedly.",
  "summary": "A Madurai-based Instagram influencer, Veeramani, has found himself at the centre of an unusual online prank after sharing his home address and phone number with followers, hoping to receive Diwali sweets. Instead of festive treats, he began receiving a stream of expensive cash-on-delivery (COD) parcels that he had never ordered. The unwanted deliveries reportedly included televisions,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Madurai influencer begs pranksters to stop fake COD orders worth millions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/madurai-influencer-begs-pranksters-to-stop-fake-cod-orders-worth",
        "published": "2026-10-13T10:51:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}