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A 10-year-old girl, Manvi, tragically died from suspected food poisoning after consuming a cake ordered from Zomato on her birthday.
The police have launched an investigation, suspecting the involvement of a cloud kitchen, as the restaurant 'Cake Kanha' listed on the bill does not physically exist.
This incident has sparked outrage among netizens, criticizing Zomato for its inadequate supervision of cloud kitchens.

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Ten-year-old Manvi died of suspected food poisoning after eating the cake

Zomato delists restaurant after girl dies eating cake ordered online

By Chanshimla Varah

Mar 31, 2024

05:35 pm

What's the story

Zomato announced on Sunday that it has delisted a restaurant and barred its owner after a 10-year-old girl died after eating a birthday cake bought online from the restaurant in Patiala. "As soon as we learnt about the incident, which is now under police investigation, we immediately delisted the restaurant from the Zomato platform," a company spokesperson told IANS. The company also said they are "heartbroken and deeply shaken up by the recent tragic incident that happened in Patiala."

Food poisoning

10-year-old died of suspected food poisoning 

Ten-year-old Manvi died of suspected food poisoning after eating the cake on her birthday on March 24. According to the girl's grandfather, the entire family, including her younger sister, became ill after eating the cake. The next morning, her family rushed her to the hospital as her health deteriorated. However, they couldn't save her. She was declared dead soon after, Harban Lal said.

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Video of Manvi from March 24

This is the bill copy of the cake which was ordered by the deceased girl’s mother, Kajal. There is no shop named “Cake Kanha” at the registered address in Patiala; it seems to be a cloud kitchen. Additionally, another original receipt invoice shows billing from Amritsar, not… pic.twitter.com/u7fzygzVGN

— Gagandeep Singh (@Gagan4344) March 30, 2024

Case

Police have registered a case

The police have registered a case under Sections 273 and 304-A of the Indian Penal Code following a complaint by the girl's family. As per the bill copy of the cake, no restaurant named 'Cake Kanha' exists at the listed address in Patiala. The police suspect that the shop is a cloud kitchen. Another receipt invoice from Zomato shows billing from Amritsar, not Patiala. Following this disclosure, netizens slammed the online food delivery platform for lax supervision of cloud kitchens.