A case has been registered against the owner of a restaurant in Kakkanad, Kochi, after a 22-year-old youth, Rahul D. Nair, was put on ventilator support due to suspected food poisoning from consuming shawarma. Rahul ordered the shawarma from the restaurant through a food aggregator on October 18. He developed health issues and was admitted to a private hospital, where he remains on ventilator support. The restaurant has been shut down by the health wing of Thrikkakara municipality, pending further reports from the food safety department. Food safety officials have collected samples for lab testing, and the police have booked the restaurant owner under IPC Sections 284 and 308.