Police were faced with a street lined with vomit and alcohol bottles (Picture: NCJM)

An Indian restaurant is facing losing its alcohol licence after a curry-eating contest got a bit out of hand.

Durham University Rugby Club took part in the £15-a-head competition at Shaheen’s Indian restaurant in the city.

Artists who painted ancient cave artworks ‘used cannabis’But after eating some of the extra hot curries, people were left vomiting and peeing in the street.

A licensing committee heard the restaurant agreed to serve them on the proviso that it was outside as it would make them hurl.


CCTV footage showed staff from the restaurant spoon feeding the rugby team the curry which left them ‘in some distress’.



It was reported to police that the restaurant’s owner was encouraging the student’s drinking games.

Porn star professor ‘Old Nick’, 61, has resigned from the University of ManchesterSergeant Michael Unwin said officers found a group of men chanting in the street which was covered in vomit and bottles of alcohol.

He said: ‘On this occasion faced with a large crowd of drunken males and the one female police officer and one female PCSO who attended, [they] decided to take names and addresses and issue penalty notices.

‘Staff from the restaurant were complicit and encouraged the behaviour of these men.’

Tabbasum Khan said: ‘The culprits have come to dine at Shaheen’s and cause as much havoc as possible in whichever way they saw possible.’

More than half a dozen regular customers have written to Durham County Council in support of the family run curry house.

Durham University confirmed it is aware of the incident.