Gurugram: India diners spit blood after being served 'dry ice' - BBC News

Five customers fell sick after they were served dry ice after dinner at an Indian restaurant.

4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, All the customers had to be hospitalisedPolice in India have arrested the manager of a hotel after it allegedly served dry ice as mouth freshener to a group of diners.

Five people started vomiting, and their mouths started bleeding, after they consumed the sugar and spice mix, traditionally served after a meal.

Police say that the packet contained dry ice, a solid form of carbon dioxide used as a cooling agent.

All the customers had to be hospitalised following the incident.

On Tuesday, police in Gurugram city, where the restaurant is located, arrested its manager on charges of poisoning "with the intent to cause hurt or harm".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68476522

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