A gaggle of bystanders were put on alert after the owner of a Chinese food eatery in India decided to throw piping-hot oil on a man for complaining about the taste of his dishes.
— ANI (@ANI) November 9, 2017
Shared online by Asian News International, the video shows the owner of the food stand filling up a container with oil and chasing the customer away before flinging the liquid on him. The vendor is seen refilling and tossing the oil at least three times on the security footage.
According to NDTV, the assault began after a customer approached the owner and complained about the poor quality of the food. Following a heated exchange of words, the customer then reportedly broke some of the establishment's furniture and threw it at the owner. By this time the vendor had had enough and retaliated with the oil.
The man and a friend who was with him were hospitalized for serious burns.
A senior police officer later told the outlet that a complaint was filed against the vendor and that he was already in custody. Officials also indicated the vendor filed a counter-complaint accusing the man of "vandalizing his stall and abusing his staff."
The incident took place in the town of Ulhasnagar in India's Maharashtra state.
