Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Mumbai FDA Suspends Hotel Licence After Alleged Rat Found
A customer said a dead rat was found inside a dosa at Radhakrishna Hotel in Mumbai.
The customer’s brother had already eaten several bites before noticing it.
He reportedly vomited after seeing the object.
The complaint was first taken to the Borivali Police Station.
Police sent it to the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration.
FDA inspectors then found several hygiene problems at the hotel.
These included flies, food kept on the floor, poor storage and clogged sewage.
The FDA suspended the hotel’s licence while action is taken.
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration suspended Radhakrishna Hotel’s licence near Borivali West railway station.
The action followed a complaint alleging that a dead rat was found inside a Mysore masala dosa.
The complainant said his brother had eaten several bites before noticing the object and later vomited.
An FDA inspection found flies, food stored on the floor, poor storage conditions, unhygienic practices and clogged sewage.
Police forwarded the complaint to the FDA, amid intensified food-safety inspections across Maharashtra.
- Who
- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration acted against Radhakrishna Hotel after a customer complaint; FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe also addressed the matter.
- What
- The hotel’s licence was suspended after an alleged dead rat was reported in a Mysore masala dosa and inspectors found multiple hygiene violations.
- When
- The article does not provide a specific date for the complaint or licence suspension.
- Where
- Radhakrishna Hotel, opposite Goyal Shopping Center on L.T. Road near Borivali West railway station in Mumbai.
- Why
- The suspension followed the complaint and an inspection that found unhygienic practices, flies, food stored on the floor, poor storage conditions and clogged sewage.
- Establishment
- Radhakrishna Hotel
- Location
- Near Borivali West railway station, Mumbai
- Reported food
- Mysore masala dosa
- Allegation
- A customer reported finding what appeared to be a dead rat inside the dosa.
- Regulator
- Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration
- Action
- The hotel’s licence was suspended.
- Inspection findings
- Flies, food kept on the floor, poor storage, unhygienic practices and clogged sewage.