Pests in food have become a common incident nowadays. It’s best to inspect one’s food that has been delivered before digging into it. Imagine the horrors once you find out that the food that you just tasted had a dead mouse in it! Shocking right? Well, unfortunately, a 35-year-old Prayagraj lawyer visiting Mumbai had to go through such an ordeal that left him traumatized.
Man gets hospitalised after consuming food he ordered online from a Worli-based restaurant Barbeque Nation
Rajeev Shukla ordered a Classic Veg Meal Box Regular online from Barbeque Nation. He was shocked to find a dead mouse and cockroaches in his Veg Meal Box.
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On January 8, Shukla was visiting Mumbai, and to satiate his hunger pangs, he placed an online order from Barbeque Nation in Worli. He had no idea that in the food delivered to him, he would find a dead mouse and cockroaches. After getting his food, he started eating, when he tasted the Dal Makhani he noticed a dead mouse and cockroaches in it. Shortly thereafter, Shukla developed a gastric problem due to food poisoning and had to rush to the nearby civic-run B Y L Nair Hospital. He was hospitalized for more than 75 hours due to health concerns.
Rajeev took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and added pictures of the order bill, the meal box, the dead mouse in the food, and himself at the hospital. He wrote a post stating,
I Rajeev shukla from prayagraj visited Mumbai, on 8th jan’24 night ordered veg meal box from BARBEQUE NATION, worli outlet that contained a dead mouse,hospitalised for 75+ hours.complaint has not been lodged at nagpada police not filing my FIR yet.
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I Rajeev shukla from prayagraj visited Mumbai, on 8th jan’24 night ordered veg meal box from BARBEQUE NATION, worli outlet that contained a dead mouse,hospitalised for 75+ hours.complaint has not been lodged at nagpada police not filing my FIR yet.
Please help 8285727949 pic.twitter.com/q3vWGfJyaY— rajeev shukla (@shukraj) January 15, 2024
Shukla said,
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“I wanted to explore Mumbai and so I did, coming all the way from Prayagraj but possibly, this might be my last trip. I am a Brahmin and a pure vegetarian, but when my Barbeque Nation order arrived, it gave me the shock of my life. The food contained a dead rat and cockroaches. I suffered food poisoning and got admitted to Nair hospital”
Shukla also added that he instantly emailed Barbeque Nation, complaining about their adulterated food. Sharing an image of the rat floating in the dal, Shukla wrote,
Received food with rat and insect and, unfortunately, I consumed its major portion.
This is just not done since I am a vegetarian, also this is intolerable and I feel like puking; vomited already and it’s continuously running in my head and giving me nausea. Food business is (intended) to keep us alive and not to kill us.
According to Shukla, he received a response from the manager of Barbeque Nation, but no one came to meet him while he was hospitalized and he had to bear the cost of his treatment. When Shukla emailed them, this was the response received from ‘Manoj CRS Team, Barbeque Nation’,
“Dear Guest, We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced and appreciate you taking the time to bring it to our attention. I would like to assure you that your concerns are of the utmost importance to us. Mr Paresh from our Regional Team is already in touch with you to understand the details of the situation and work towards a resolution. Please be assured that we are committed to addressing your concerns promptly and effectively. Our team is actively working on finding a resolution that meets your expectations. Regards”
Six days after the disgusting incident, a First Information Report was filed against the owner, manager, and chef of Barbeque Nation by Shukla at Nagpada Police Station. But the officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were not available for comment.
BBQ Nation has issued a clarification responding to the lawyer’s allegation about a dead rat being found in food
They said that they had not noticed any such lapses during an internal investigation or during an inspection done by the concerned authorities. The official statement stated,
“We are in receipt of a complaint from one Mr Rajeev Shukla with an allegation that there were pests found in the food he had ordered from one of our outlet on the 8th Jan, 2024. We have done our internal investigation and found no such internal lapses. Further, we have also got an inspection done from the concerned authorities and have not found any such instances as alleged. We will fully cooperate with the concerned authorities on any further inspection/audit”
Just a few days ago, a Jain passenger was served chicken in her vegetarian meal onboard an Air India flight. When she complained on X, she was asked to delete her tweet by the airlines.
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