Luxury hotel booked in Delhi after woman alleges food poisoning caused by food
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Police registered an FIR on Monday against a five-star luxury hotel, located at New Delhi's Barakhamba Road, after a woman alleged that she fell ill after consuming food there.
A PCR call was received from the 33-year-old woman, and based on her statements, the FIR was registered under Section 286 (negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
She alleged that the hotel served her food that caused food poisoning, after which she felt unwell. The woman also told police that she was confined to her room and sought immediate help.
A police team, including a woman sub-inspector, rushed to the room on the 12th floor of the hotel and after no one responded to repeated knocks, the door was opened with the help of the hotel's master key in the presence of staff, the FIR stated.
The caller was identified as a resident of Prasad Nagar in Delhi. She told police that she checked into the hotel on January 20 and had a booking till January 31.
On January 24, the woman ordered food through room service from one of the hotel's restaurants, and after eating, she began experiencing severe discomfort, police said.
She was immediately shifted to Lady Hardinge Medical College Hospital for treatment, and doctors have kept her under observation, they added.
A crime team inspected the room and seized 16 exhibits, including suspected food items and liquids, which were sealed and taken into police custody for further examination.
Further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact cause of her illness, police said.
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With Bangladesh out of T20 WC, ICC reworking application process for its travelling media
New Delhi (PTI): The International Cricket Council is reworking the media accreditation process for Bangladesh journalists wishing to cover the T20 World Cup in India after the withdrawal of its national team citing security concerns in the neighbouring nation.
The ICC is changing the application process even as some of the Bangladesh journalists claimed that their accreditation request was rejected by the world body.
"There is a reworking of the process since there is a change in the number of requests and the schedules. The accreditation lists are being worked out accordingly.
"Some of the Bangladesh journalists, who showed interest in covering the tournament despite their team's withdrawal, have started getting approvals," ICC sources told PTI.
Roughly 80-90 Bangladeshi journalists applied for the media accreditation and, sources said, even if their team was participating in the ICC event, not all requests could be accommodated.
"If you go by the country quota, you can't exceed the number beyond 40. The ICC goes by the recommendations of the home board and accordingly takes a call on the applications," sources added.
In Dhaka, BCB media chairman Amjad Hossain said he has taken up the matter with the ICC.
"The decision came only yesterday and we have sought to know (the details). An explanation has been requested. This is an internal and confidential matter, but to summarise -- we wanted to know why this was done," Hossain told reporters in Dhaka.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a senior Bangladeshi journalist said it was the first time his media accreditation was not approved.
"I have covered 8 to 9 ICC World Cups. This was the first time my application was rejected. We are awaiting clarity from BCB before reapplying," he said.
As per the ICC assessment, the Bangladesh cricket team did not face a security threat in India but the country's cricket board still decided to not travel to the country.
Subsequently, the ICC replaced Bangladesh with Scotland for the tournament beginning on February 7.
