New Delhi: South Delhi eatery ‘Baba ka Dhaba’ owner Kanta Prasad has returned home after being discharged from the Safdarjung hospital, police said Friday. Prasad, 81, attempted suicide June 17, police had earlier said. But then why is Kanta Prasad so famous that his release from the hospital deserves special attention?
Kanta Prasad had consumed alcohol and sleeping pills following which he was admitted to the hospital, police officials had said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (south) Atul Kumar Thakur said Prasad said Prasad was released from the hospital Thursday evening.
Prasad had told the police that he was getting calls from various people asking him to apologise to YouTuber Gaurav Wasan. The calls started coming after octogenarian filed a complaint against Wasan for alleged misappropriation of funds raised through donations. This led to severe depression for Prasad and he took the extreme step said an official. However, so far no case has been registered in this matter so far.
“I was discharged Thursday. I just want Wasan to stay happy and leave us on our own,” Prasad said after coming back home.
However, Wasan informed that he has no idea about the persons calling Prasad.
“How would I know who was calling him and asking him to apologise to me? When I saw him on the media apologising (to me), I went to meet him. He was saying sorry to me. I felt bad and asked him not to say so as he is elder than me,” Wasan said.
“I never blamed him and said anything against him. I have also uploaded a video on my social media handle when I met him last time at his dhaba,” Wasan added.
The police received information June 17 from the Safdarjung hospital that Prasad had been admitted there. The police reached the hospital and collected the MLC (medico-legal case) which mentions intake of alcohol and sleeping pills as the cause of unconsciousness.
The statement of Prasad’s son Karan was recorded. He said in the statement that his father consumed alcohol along with sleeping pills.
Prasad shot into the limelight last year when a video of him tearfully talking about the lack of customers at his eatery and his financial woes went viral. It triggered an outpouring of support in cash and kind from all over India. The video was shot and uploaded by Wasan.
Prasad went on to open a restaurant. However, he faced losses and had to shut it down. Recently, Prasad returned to his ‘dhaba’ and apologised to Wasan. The YouTuber visited Prasad and accepted his apology.
