By Express News Service

VIJAYAWADA: Two friends, Bala Krishna and Vijay Kumar, had the shock of their life at Silver Spoon restaurant in Teacher’s Colony here on Friday, when they realised that the chicken biryani they had been served had more than just chicken. The duo threw up immediately on spotting a fried lizard in their dish and were taken to a hospital where they were given first aid. The incident came to light after the victims lodged a complaint with FSSAI against the hotel management for endangering the lives of customers.

Following the complaint, officials reached the spot and inspected the kitchen. “We also sent the biryani samples with the lizard to the lab for testing. A case against them was registered for not keeping the kitchen premises hygienic and flouting FSSAI norms,” said N Purnachandra Rao, an FSSAI official.