New Delhi According to a shameful news coming from Gurugram, a city adjacent to the country’s capital New Delhi, a well-known restaurant here has refused to let a physically challenged woman inside. In this regard, the aggrieved woman has claimed that a popular restaurant in Gurgaon denied her entry on the grounds that it would “harm her other customers”.
On this, the victim woman Srishti Pandey said in a Twitter thread that she just went out for a short outing on Friday with her best friends and her family members. At the front desk of a restaurant there, the staff said, “Your wheelchair won’t go in.”
I went to my @raastagurgaon with my best friend and her fam last night. This was one of my first outings in so long and I wanted to have fun. Bhaiya (my friend’s elder brother) asked for a table for four. The staff at the desk ignored him twice. 1/n
— Srishti (she/her🏳) (@Srishhhh_tea) February 12, 2022
However, Rasta, a restaurant management located at DLF Cyber Hub in Gurugram, has apologized for the incident and said that they are probing it. Responding to the post of the aggrieved woman, Gautamesh Singh, founder and parter of restaurant “Rasta”, said, “I am personally witnessing the incident now. On behalf of the entire team, I begin this investigation by sincerely apologizing for any bad experiences you may have had. Please rest assured if any of our member is found wrong, appropriate penal action will be taken against them.”
Dear Ms. Srishti Pandey,
I am personally looking into this incident. Let me start by apologising on behalf of the entire team for any bad experience that you may have had. Please rest assured if any of our members is found in the wrong, appropriate action will be taken against them.— goumtesh Singh (@goumtesh) February 12, 2022
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— Srishti (she/her🏳) (@Srishhhh_tea) February 12, 2022
The victim Pandey has alleged that at first she thought it was an “accessibility issue”, but when the restaurant staff said that her presence might cause trouble to other customers, she was “horrified” on hearing this. shocked”.
After this, the victim woman also alleged that “after much debate” she was also asked to sit outside. “It was ridiculous to sit outside. It was getting cold and I can’t sit in the cold for long as my body starts to cramp. It’s really unsafe for me.” He wrote that his heart is broken by this shameful incident. They are sad and they are also hated.
In this regard, Gurugram Police has also made necessary contact with him for further action and has asked for full details while replying to the tweet. This post is now becoming fiercely viral on Twitter and in a few hours it has been retweeted more than a thousand times. At present, the police and restaurant “Rasta” founder and parter Gautamesh Singh are investigating the matter as per their capacity.