“My Video Were given Them Assist”: Blogger On ‘Baba Ka Dhaba’ Proprietor’s Allegation

New Delhi:

It used to be the heart-tugging tale of the 12 months – a deficient aged couple, suffering with their meals kiosk within the coronavirus lockdown, found out via a blogger whose publish moved 1000’s into donating or visiting the store in Delhi. There’s now a dismal twist to the mystical rags-to-riches tale of “Baba Ka Dhaba”.

The “Baba”, Kanta Prasad, has filed a police criticism towards the person who put his meals stall at the map. Meals blogger Gaurav Wasan swindled him, alleges the 80-year-old, dressed in sun shades but even so his same old orange paintings blouse.

“He referred to as for donations within the identify of his spouse, brother and himself. He gave us a cheque of handiest Rs 2,33,677. I’ve deposited the cheque; I have no idea if the cash can be credited. They inform me I were given 20 lakh however the place is the cash,” Kanta Prasad informed TTN.

Gaurav Wasan has incessantly been noticed on the store since his viral publish grew to become it into an in a single day sensation. This morning, he used to be in a position along with his checking account statements to contest the “Baba’s” allegations.

He mentioned when he went to the financial institution on October 8, the day after his publish, to deposit cash gained on behalf of Kanta Prasad, he used to be informed that the account have been sealed as a result of Rs 20 lakh had already been deposited in it. “This is why once I emerged from the financial institution, I made a public enchantment asking other folks to forestall donating to Baba Ka Dhaba because it had gained sufficient monetary help,” Mr Wasan informed TTN.

Kanta Prasad, 80, had shot to popularity after a video of him tearfully recounting the desperation of the months because the lockdown used to be shared extensively throughout social media platforms lately.

“I at all times advertise side road meals of India. I made a viral video that introduced them such a lot lend a hand. Each individual used to mention you might be serving to them such a lot. Now the similar persons are calling me a fraud. I’ve the entire account main points right here, I’ve been compelled to hunch to this stage,” he mentioned, appearing a stack of statements.

Mr Wasan mentioned he had given Kanta Prasad Rs 3.78 lakh from the Rs 4.44 lakh that got here to his account from members; a few of it used to be his personal cash, he added.

Within the publish early October that modified the whole thing for “Baba Ka Dhaba”, Kanta Prasad had wept about incomes rarely anything else for the meals that he and his spouse ready on a daily basis and offered for round Rs 30-50 a plate.

The picture of the previous guy wiping his tears drew 1000’s of retweets and numerous gives of lend a hand. Over the following few days, the visuals remodeled into the ones of lengthy queues out of doors his store, and the media reported on his impressive exchange of fortune after 30 years in trade.