Dead rat in Barbeque Nation meal, UP man lands in hospital

Rajeev Shukla claimed that an FIR has not been lodged as yet. (Image: @shukraj/X)

A man from Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, who was visiting Mumbai, ended up in a hospital. Rajeev Shukla ordered a meal from popular brand Barbeque Nation on January 8. He placed an order at an outlet in Worli. However, he didn’t expect to land up in a hospital after having the meal.

Moments after consuming some amount of the meal, Shukla discovered a dead mouse in the vegetarian dish that he had ordered. The man was absolutely shocked and fell sick. He was later hospitalised.

Shukla took to X to share pictures of the receipt, the packaging in which he had received the vegetarian meal box, the dal with the dead mouse in it and also posted an image of himself on a hospital bed.

In the caption of the post, he claimed that he had been hospitalised for over 75 hours and the Mumbai Police has not been of much help. An FIR has not been lodged with respect to the case as yet.

I Rajeev shukla (pure vegetarian) from prayagraj visited Mumbai, on 8th Jan'24 night ordered veg meal box from BARBEQUE NATION, worli outlet that a contained dead mouse, hospitalised for 75 plus hours. complaint has not been lodged at nagpada police station yet. Please help pic.twitter.com/Kup5fTy1Ln

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— rajeev shukla (@shukraj) January 14, 2024

In a conversation with IndiaToday.in, Shukla spoke about his “traumatic experience” and also shared medical reports prepared by 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 that he found dead cockroaches in the box of gulab jamuns that escalated the whole situation and made him nauseous. “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.