Kanta Prasad (80), the proprietor of the well-known “Baba Ka Dhaba” in South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar space, who was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital after he dedicated suicide, is present process therapy on the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
DCP (South) Atul Kumar Thakur stated on Thursday that Prasad’s MLC report cited consumption of alcohol and sleeping drugs as the reason for “fainting”.
Prasad’s son Karan additionally advised the police that his father consumed alcohol and sleeping drugs on Thursday evening. The household stated that he was depressed about his enterprise for the previous few days.
On Saturday, docs at Safdarjung Hospital stated Prasad’s situation was nonetheless “critical”. “We have admitted him to the ICU where doctors are attending to him. He is unconscious and on ventilator,” the hospital spokesperson stated.
Prasad’s spouse Badami Devi stated they’ve closed their new restaurant in Malviya Nagar which opened in December final yr and returned to their outdated roadside stall as the price of operating the brand new institution was round Rs 1 lakh. Prasad’s earnings was solely Rs 30,000.
In November final yr, Prasad had filed an FIR towards YouTuber Gaurav Vasan, complaining of fraud, for alleged misappropriation of funds raised to assist the outdated couple.
Vasan had shot a extensively shared video of Prasad and his spouse on October 7 final yr. The video reveals the tearful couple saying how they did not have any clients. After the video went viral, many individuals got here to Prasad’s restaurant and donated cash.
In November, Prasad advised The Indian Express that he had acquired a verify for less than Rs 2 lakh from Vasan and claimed that individuals had come solely to take selfies and that their gross sales had not elevated due to the video.
Last week, Vasan got here to the dhaba, following which Prasad apologized for the “misunderstanding” and for submitting a grievance towards him. Both additionally hugged one another.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
