A man vandalised a restaurant and attacked staff in Kerala’s Haripad after alleging insufficient chicken in his fried rice order. Police registered a case based on a complaint, and efforts are underway to identify and trace the accused
Published Date – 17 April 2026, 06:28 PM
Alappuzha (Kerala): Police registered a case after a man vandalised a restaurant and attacked employees, alleging that there was insufficient chicken in the fried rice he ordered in Haripad, officials said on Friday.
Haripad police registered the case following the incident at the Chicken Chicago restaurant in Haripad on Thursday afternoon.
Police officials said the incident occurred around 2.30 pm when the accused arrived at the restaurant in a pickup van and ordered chicken fried rice. However, he started a fight with a staff member alleging that there was insufficient chicken in the fried rice.
As per the FIR, soon the restaurant manager intervened and promised to provide more chicken pieces. But the accused turned violent and threw the plate containing food off the table, the FIR said.
Later, he approached the cash counter, where he verbally abused a woman staffer, held her collar, damaged the computer there and dragged her out of the restaurant, the FIR said.
According to police, the restaurant authorities claimed that the incident caused a loss of Rs 35,000.
The case was registered based on the complaint of the woman staffer, and attempts are on to identify the accused.