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Delhi Police Probe Five-Star Hotel After Medical Report Links Guest’s Illness to Room-Service Meal

An MLC reviewed by police notes the food could be poisonous, with forensic confirmation pending.

Overview

  • An FIR has been registered under Section 286 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for negligent handling of poisonous substances.
  • A Delhi Police crime team seized 16 suspected food and liquid samples from the hotel for laboratory analysis.
  • The guest reported acute illness after a January 24 room-service meal and was taken to Lady Hardinge Medical College Hospital, where she remains under observation in stable condition.
  • Doctors suspect the food might have been tampered with, and police plan to question kitchen and delivery staff once final reports arrive.
  • The hotel on Barakhamba Road has not been named publicly, and the investigation continues while forensic results are awaited.