Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Rats Spotted at Rajkot McDonald’s; Civic Body Collects ₹3,000
A video showed two rats running around the customer area of a McDonald’s in Rajkot.
A customer recorded the video and shared it online.
City officials checked the video and visited the restaurant.
They said the rats were in the party section, not the regular dining section.
An official said the rats may have entered from outside.
Inspectors did not find a major hygiene problem inside the outlet.
However, they said restaurants must use effective pest control.
The outlet was charged ₹3,000, and some food samples were sent for testing.
The inspection was part of a larger food-safety check across Rajkot.
A customer-recorded video showed two rats moving across tables and chairs at a McDonald’s outlet in Rajkot.
Rajkot Municipal Corporation officials verified that the rats were in the outlet’s party area.
The civic body collected a ₹3,000 administrative charge from the outlet.
Officials collected toned milk and strawberry fruit crush samples for laboratory testing.
The wider inspection drive covered 53 establishments, destroyed about 65 kilograms of stale food and issued 18 notices.
- Who
- The Rajkot Municipal Corporation’s food department inspected a McDonald’s outlet operated by Hard Castle Restaurant Pvt Ltd.
- What
- Officials verified a video showing two rats in the outlet’s party area, collected food samples and imposed a ₹3,000 administrative charge.
- When
- The inspection followed the circulation of the customer-recorded video; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- At the McDonald’s outlet near Greenland Chowk in Rajkot, Gujarat.
- Why
- The inspection addressed concerns about pest control and formed part of a wider drive targeting food adulteration, hygiene lapses and other violations.
- Outlet operator
- Hard Castle Restaurant Pvt Ltd
- Location
- Greenland Chowk, Rajkot
- Administrative charge
- ₹3,000
- Food samples collected
- Toned milk and strawberry fruit crush
- Establishments inspected
- 53
- Stale food destroyed
- About 65 kilograms
- Notices issued
- 18 establishments
- Total administrative charges in drive
- ₹17,000