The Thrikkakara police in Kerala on October 23 registered a case against a restaurant owner after a youth was put on life-supporting mechanism following suspected food poisoning after consuming shawarma from the restaurant at Mavelipuram in Kakkanad last week.
Rahul D. Nair, 22, of Pala reportedly ate shawarma after ordering it from the restaurant through a food aggregator on October 18, 2023. According to his relatives, Rahul developed “health issues” after consuming the dish and had been to several hospitals before being admitted at a private hospital in Kakkanad.
“He was brought in a collapsed state on Sunday (October 22) and was immediately put on ventilator support, which continues till now. While blood tests point towards food poisoning, we have sent samples to the lab at Amrita Hospital (in Kochi) for further confirmation,” said a hospital spokesperson.
