Mumbai Police Book Two Sisters for Extortion Over Rat in Dosa Video
· India · Indian Express, Times of India
The Borivali Police have booked two sisters, Mansi Acharya and Kinjal Acharya, for allegedly attempting to extort Rs 25 lakh from a hotelier by threatening him with a police case over a viral video. The video, which surfaced on September 26, showed a rat inside a dosa served at Radhakrishna Hotel-Banquet-Fast Food in Borivali West during a visit on September 24. Following the viral clip, the Food and Drug Administration suspended the hotel's license on September 28, forcing it to shut down. According to the police complaint, the hotelier Jai Kishore Shah negotiated the extortion demand down to Rs 7 lakh and paid an advance of Rs 1 lakh on September 30. Borivali Police laid a trap during a scheduled payment meeting on October 5 and served notices to the sisters instead of arresting them immediately.
Why it matters
The case exposes how viral customer complaints can be weaponised for financial extortion against local hospitality businesses, while highlighting police procedures in handling such complaints.
Read the original report — Indian Express
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