Baba ka Dhaba owner Kanta Prasad hospitalised after suicide bid

The owner of the famous "Baba Ka Dhaba" in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area, was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital on Thursday night following a suicide bid.

80-year-old Kanta Prasad had consumed alcohol and sleeping pills and the hospital in its report said that he was unconscious. His wife informed the police that he had been depressed for the last few days

His wife also said that Prasad had to close the restaurant he opened in December last year and went back to his old roadside stall as the cost of running the new establishment was around ₹1 lakh while his income was only about ₹30,000.

in 2020, Kanta Prasad and his wife shot to overnight fame after YouTuber Gaurav Wasan shot a video of the eatery and appealed to his followers to help the couple who were struggling to earn a livelihood.

The video was shared thousands of times on social media and several celebrities joined the appeal to urge Delhi residents to support Kanta Prasad. But Prasad says people came in only to take selfies and his sales had not picked up due to the video.

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