Kanta Prasad, the proprietor of “Baba Ka Dhaba”, was shifted to a normal ward of Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday after spending 5 days within the intensive care unit.
Doctors stated the situation of the 81-year-old is secure. “He has been taken off the ventilator,” a hospital spokesperson stated.
Prasad was admitted to the hospital final Thursday in a important situation after he allegedly tried suicide. “He was unconscious and on a ventilator,” a hospital spokesman stated.
A senior police officer stated, “His wife informed the police that he was depressed for the past few days.”
Prasad’s son Karan additionally instructed the police that his father had consumed alcohol and sleeping capsules. The household stated that he was depressed about his enterprise for the previous few days.
Prasad’s spouse Badami Devi stated he had closed his new restaurant in Malviya Nagar, which opened in December final 12 months, and went again to his outdated roadside stall as the price of working the brand new institution was round Rs 1 lakh. , whereas the revenue was solely round Rs 30,000.
Last November, Prasad had filed a fraud grievance towards YouTuber Gaurav Vasan for allegedly misappropriating funds that have been raised to assist the ageing couple.
Vasan had shot a extensively shared video of Prasad and his spouse on October 7 final 12 months. The video exhibits the tearful couple saying how they did not have any prospects. After the video went viral, many individuals got here to Prasad’s restaurant and donated cash. In November, Prasad instructed The Indian Express that he had acquired a verify for under 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.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
