Mangaluru: Woman alleges she found alive worm in food package of "ChicKing" restaurant
Police complaint filed
Mangaluru: In an incident reported in the city on Saturday, a woman has alleged that she found an alive worm in a food package ordered online from noted fast food restaurant chain of the city "Chicking, it's my choice".
The woman, identified as Simran Kola, has filed a complaint in this regard at the Lady Hill Police Station in the city.
According to the complaint, the woman ordered food from the City Centre Mall's outlet of the restaurant and consumed half of the items that they ordered. It further adds, they soon found a alive worm that was crawling out of one of the burgers in the package.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati, Simran also alleged that when they brought the issue to the notice of the restaurant, they were unable to get a appropriate response from the staff, prompting them to file a police complaint in this regard.
She further questioned as to who was to be held responsible if such irresponsible acts of restaurants compromise with the health of consumers.
She has also urged authorities to take action against the food outlet in this regard.
The manager of the outlet Keshav Das, also spoke to Vartha Bharati and added that they cook chicken at 163 degree heat and it was impossible for the worm to survive it. He further stated that there were no complaints of such mishaps against the company and outlet.
Keshav also said the company was ready to replace the food items to the consumers and also refund the bill. He then said they will speak to the complainant on Sunday and will resolve the issue.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
