The Food Safety department closed down a restaurant, which was operating in an unhygienic condition, at Pilathara, Kannur, on Monday. The action follows the seizure of stale food items and food material kept near the toilet during an inspection at the establishment.
The Pariyaram police have also arrested three people, including the owner of the eatery, for allegedly assaulting a doctor who took the video of the food found near the toilet in the hotel.
Dr. Subburayan of Bandadka PHC in Kasaragod, who came to have lunch at the KC Restaurant near the National Highway in Pilathara on Sunday, took the video of the food stored near the toilet in an unhygienic condition.