While visiting Mumbai, Rajeev Shukla, a man from Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, ordered a meal from the popular brand Barbeque Nation on January 8 at the Worli outlet. However, little did he anticipate that this meal would lead to his unexpected hospitalization.
Moments after consuming a portion of his meal, Shukla stumbled upon a lifeless mouse in the vegetarian dish he had ordered. The shocking revelation left him aghast, and he soon fell ill, eventually requiring hospitalization.
Shukla took to X to share images of the receipt, the packaging in which he received the vegetarian meal box, and the disturbing discovery of a dead mouse in the dal. Additionally, he posted a picture of himself on a hospital bed.
In the post’s caption, he asserted that he had been hospitalized for more than 75 hours, expressing dissatisfaction with the limited assistance provided by the Mumbai Police. As of now, no FIR has been filed in connection with the case.
In a conversation with IndiaToday.in, Shukla detailed his “traumatic experience” and shared medical reports from the hospital where he was admitted on January 9.
I ordered a vegetarian meal from the online app of Barbeque Nation on January 8, but the food was contaminated. The veg meal box contained rice, sabzi (vegetable curry), dal, parathas, gulab jamuns and salad. I had the sabzi. The dal, however, tasted weird. As I dipped the spoon further in the container of the dal, I was shocked to find a dead mouse inside,” Shukla, a private teacher in Prayagraj, said.
He also claimed to have found dead cockroaches in the box of gulab jamuns, further intensifying the situation and causing him nausea.
“I called the Barbeque Nation customer care but nobody cared. Since I was feeling terribly sick, I vomited quite a number of times throughout the night,” Shukla told IndiaToday.in.
“I spent the night somehow. In the morning, the hotel staff arranged a cab for me. I went to Nair Hospital and was admitted immediately. Tests were conducted and I was treated for food poisoning. I was discharged on January 12,” he added.
“I also went to the Food & Drugs Administration in Bandra because police asked me to speak to them. FDA authorities said that a complaint has been registered but no action has been taken as yet. I went to the Nagpada Police Station on January 15 as well and was there till midnight. An FIR has not been filed as yet,” Shukla quoted further.
As Shukla’s post gained traction on X, Barbeque Nation took note of it and wrote, “Hi Rajeev. We regret any inconvenience you may have experienced. We believe Mr. Paresh from our Regional Office, in Mumbai is already in touch with you to understand the details of the situation and work towards a resolution.”
“We are committed to addressing your concerns promptly and effectively,” the brand in a separate tweet.
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