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Viral Rat-In-Dosa Video Turns Into Extortion Case As Hotelier Alleges Rs 25-Lakh Demand
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News18•06-10-2026, 15:46
Viral Rat-In-Dosa Video Turns Into Extortion Case As Hotelier Alleges Rs 25-Lakh Demand
- •Mumbai Police registered an extortion case after a hotel owner alleged a Rs 25-lakh demand was made to suppress a viral video showing a rat in a dosa.
- •The FIR filed at Borivali Police Station on October 5 names Mansi Amit Acharya and Kinjal Subhash Bhatia as the accused.
- •The incident occurred on September 24 at Radhakrishna Hotel-Buffet-Fast Food in Borivali West, leading to the temporary suspension of the hotel license by the FDA.
- •The hotelier alleged the initial demand of Rs 25 lakh was negotiated down to Rs 7 lakh, with Rs 1 lakh paid in cash as a token amount.
- •Police arrested the accused on October 5 while they were allegedly accepting the remaining Rs 6 lakh during a trap operation.
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Mumbai Police registered an extortion case after the owner of Radhakrishna Hotel in Borivali alleged that the accused demanded money and threatened to further circulate a viral video showing a rat in a dosa.
The initial demand of Rs 25 lakh was reduced to Rs 20 lakh and then Rs 15 lakh, before eventually being settled at Rs 7 lakh with a token payment of Rs 1 lakh made in cash.
Following the September 24 incident where a rat was found in a dosa, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended the hotel’s licence on September 28, causing the establishment to remain shut.
