'Baba ka Dhaba' owner attempts suicide, hospitalised

Kanta Prasad tried to commit suicide and is hospitalised in Safdarjung.

'Baba ka Dhaba' owner attempts suicide, hospitalised
Kanta Prasad and his wife (credits-Twitter)

On Thursday night, Baba ka Dhaba owner Kanta Prasad(80) has attempted suicide. He has been hospitalized in Safdarjung hospital.

According to reports, Kanta Parasad's wife informed that he took an overdose of sleeping pills as he was stressed about his financial situation. Kanta Prasad is in huge debt right now. His wife said that the rent of the restaurant they opened in New Delhi is Rs 1 lakh and they were earning around Rs 30,000 per month. Kanata Prasad was worried about paying his debts.

The police added that they received a PCR call late on Thursday that a man, who attempted suicide, has arrived at the hospital. “Police rushed to the spot and found that he is Kanta Prasad. He is currently undergoing treatment. His wife informed the police that he had been depressed for the last few days,” a senior police officer informed.

According to the information revealed, this is the whole matter of 10 o'clock on Thursday. When Kanta Prasad ate sleeping pills while intoxicated. Let us inform you that Kanta Prasad, who runs a Dhaba in Malviya Nagar, suddenly came into the limelight last year when a YouTuber Gaurav made a video of his Dhaba. Earlier his sales were very less, but after Gaurav's appeal, he became a star overnight. 

However, later the owner of Baba Ka Dhaba, Kanta Prasad, accused Gaurav of cheating. During this, due to the lockdown, Kanta Prasad's work was seen to be affected a lot. Due to this, another restaurant opened by him was closed in the middle.