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Cardiologist Spots Cockroach During Dinner At Mumbai JW Marriott
Dr Ashok Seth went to eat dinner at a hotel restaurant in Mumbai.
He said a baby cockroach was running around his table and the dishes.
He jokingly called the insect “Roachie.”
Seth said the sight made him lose his appetite.
He left before finishing his meal.
The next day, he posted about the incident online.
He also asked food-safety officials to look into it.
The hotel had not responded when the report was published.
Dr Ashok Seth said he found a baby cockroach on his dinner table at Romano restaurant, JW Marriott, Sahar, Mumbai.
The incident occurred on Saturday evening while Seth was dining at the five-star hotel.
Seth said the cockroach spoiled his appetite and led him to leave without finishing dinner.
He posted sarcastic comments on X and tagged Tukaram Mundhe, FSSAI and JW Marriott.
JW Marriott had not publicly responded to the incident at the time of the report.
- Who
- Cardiologist Dr Ashok Seth reported the incident at JW Marriott; Food Safety Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe was tagged in the post.
- What
- Seth said he found a baby cockroach running around his dinner table and dishes.
- Where
- Romano restaurant at JW Marriott, Sahar, Mumbai.
- When
- The incident occurred on Saturday evening, and Seth posted about it on Sunday evening.
- Why
- Seth said the cockroach took away his appetite and raised concerns about hygiene at the hotel.
Key facts
- Reported by
- Dr Ashok Seth, cardiologist and Fortis Healthcare chairman
- Restaurant
- Romano restaurant
- Hotel
- JW Marriott, Sahar, Mumbai
- Incident
- A baby cockroach was allegedly seen running around the dinner table and dishes
- Reported timing
- Saturday evening; social-media post on Sunday evening
- Official tagged
- Tukaram Mundhe, Maharashtra’s Food Safety Commissioner
- Hotel response
- No response from JW Marriott was reported
Quotes
Dr Ashok Seth
Mumbai cardiologist and Fortis Healthcare chairman
“Look who came for dinner unexpectedly. 'Roachie'—a baby cockroach was on our table wanting to share our dinner at a restaurant in Mumbai, Saturday night! Despite our persuasion, 'Roachie' refused to leave. Maybe wanted Pizza and not Pasta. But he really took our appetite away. We left”
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deccanchronicle.com
NDTV
“Thankfully we are in Mr Mundhe's territory and he most likely will look into this also,”
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NDTV
Sources
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