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Sisters Booked for Alleged Extortion Following Mumbai Rat-in-Dosa Row
Mumbai police have registered a case against two sisters accused of demanding Rs 25 lakh from a restaurant owner after the Food and Drug Administration suspended the eatery's licence following a viral complaint about a rodent found in a dosa.
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The sisters are alleged to have exploited the restaurant's regulatory troubles to extort money from the proprietor, police said on Tuesday. The case emerged after the FDA took action against the establishment based on the contamination complaint that had drawn widespread social media attention.
According to police records, the accused sisters approached the restaurant owner after the licence suspension and demanded Rs 25 lakh, apparently leveraging the reputational damage caused by the viral incident. The owner approached law enforcement after resisting the alleged extortion attempt.
The food safety violation had triggered significant public outcry, with the rat discovery sparking fresh debates about hygiene standards at commercial food establishments across Mumbai. The FDA's subsequent suspension of the restaurant's operating licence compounded the business's woes.
The extortion case has now shifted focus to the alleged criminal exploitation of the restaurant owner's predicament. Investigators are examining the circumstances under which the sisters made their demands and whether others were involved in the scheme. Further details regarding the investigation remain undisclosed at this stage.