The incident of the death of a young man who ate shawarma in Kerala has created a sensation.
last year 2022 A 17-year-old school girl died after eating “Kettupona Shawarma” at a fast food outlet in Cheruvathur town of Kasargod district, Kerala, and 17 others were hospitalized.
Devanda hails from Kanhagat district. He was studying Plus 2 at his relative’s house in Karivalur, Kasargod district.
In this case, Devananda and 17 students from his school ate shawarma at a fast food outlet in Cheruvathur town. Shortly after eating the shawarma, they fainted one by one.
This year Rahul D Nair is a 22 year old youth from Bala area of Kottayam district. He is staying and working with friends in Kochi. 
In this situation, on October 18, he bought and ate Shawarma online at a restaurant in Kakkanadu area. After eating this, Rahul has a health problem.
On October 22, Rahul suddenly fell down and was rescued by his friends and admitted to a private hospital. In the examination conducted by the doctors, it has been revealed that Rahul has been suffering from fever and diarrhea since October 19, the day after eating shawarma.
Subsequently, Rahul, whose body organs were paralyzed due to infection, died on Wednesday evening after being treated with the help of a ventilator.
In a statement released by the private hospital, “Rahul was treated with the help of a ventilator by a multidisciplinary medical team. Whether the death was due to food poisoning will be known only after the results of the blood sample and post-mortem.” It is reported that
Also, in the investigation conducted by the Food Safety Department officials, in the same restaurant, Oct. It has been revealed that 3 more people who ate food on the 18th became ill.
Meanwhile, based on the complaint filed by Rahul’s family, the health department officials have sealed the restaurant where shawarma was sold on October 23.
Following the death of two schoolgirls who ate shawarma in Kerala last year and in Namakkal last month, the current incident has created fear among people.
As the number of victims of shawarma is increasing, it is necessary to take serious action on the part of the government.
