Baba Ka Dhaba Owner Kanta Prasad tried to Commit Suicide, Condition is Critical

Last year, YouTuber Gaurav Vasan shared a video of Baba, in which Kanta Prasad cried and told that he has two sons and a daughter, but no one helps.
Image Credit: Navbharat Times
Image Credit: Navbharat Times

Kanta Prasad News: Last year, YouTuber Gaurav Vasan shared a video of Baba, in which Kanta Prasad cried and told that he has two sons and a daughter, but no one helps.

New Delhi

Elderly Kanta Prasad, who runs 'Baba Ka Dhaba' in Delhi's Malviya Nagar, allegedly attempted suicide on Thursday night. He has been admitted to Safdarjung Hospital. His condition is said to be critical now. Why he took this step is not yet known. The police are investigating the matter. Kanta Prasad became famous all over the country after a video. He had opened a new restaurant with the help money received from the public but closed it about four months ago after the loss. After alleging misappropriation of money, he had a reconciliation with YouTuber Gaurav Vasan in the past.

Police got information on Thursday night

Kanta Prasad was running his roadside dhaba in the Malviya Nagar area of ​​South Delhi. Police said that on Thursday night, the PCR got a call that someone had tried to commit suicide. When the police reached the spot, they saw 80-year-old Kanta Prasad. Kanta's wife Badama Devi told the police that her husband was under stress for the past few days.

Admitted to Safdarjung Hospital

According to TV reports, Kanta Prasad attempted suicide late on Saturday night. He took sleeping pills, which worsened his health. According to the report, Kanta Prasad has been immediately admitted to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, where his condition is said to be critical. The police is probing the case from the perspective of attempted suicide.

The new restaurant was closed in lockdown

Kanta Prasad came into the discussion across the country through a viral video on social media. Many people had extended a helping hand to help him, after which his financial condition had become much better. Kanta Prasad had opened a new restaurant with the money received from crowdfunding. In this, he hired two chefs and a helper. He had suffered a lot due to the locking of the restaurant in the lockdown, after which he closed it. Baba's son had told that according to the expenses in the restaurant, the earnings were getting very less. Rent, salary of working boys, electricity and water bills had to be paid. It took more than one and a half lakh rupees to open the restaurant. After the closure of the restaurant, we sold all the goods, from which we got 30 to 40 thousand rupees. According to Baba's son, if the monthly expenditure in the restaurant was Rs 2 lakh, the earning was only Rs 15,000.

The video became famous overnight

Last year, YouTuber Gaurav Vasan had shared a video of Baba, in which Kanta Prasad cried that he had two sons and a daughter, but no one helped. He and his wife cook and sell food at the dhaba throughout the day. This video became so viral on social media that the fate of Baba changed overnight. A large number of people came forward to help him and there was a long queue at the Dhaba. People were getting eager to take a photo with him.

Had a rift with youtube

In fact, Baba had a rift with YouTuber Gaurav, who made the video of Gaurav Vasan, due to which people broke down to help Baba. Baba later filed a cheating case against Gaurav. Not only this, Baba Kanta Prasad alleged that Gaurav had collected a huge amount from people in his name, but gave him only a small share. Recently Baba had also apologized to Vasan. For the time being, after closing the restaurant, Kanta Prasad has once again reached the same place where he used to run the Dhaba earlier. In the second wave of Corona, when the lockdown was imposed again, the old Dhaba also had to be closed.

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