Hygiene Lapses, No Medical Checks: Khadak Singh Da Dhaba Undercover Sting

An India Today Special Investigation Team probe into popular Delhi-NCR food chain Khadak Singh Da Dhaba reveals significant lapses in hygiene protocols, staff medical testing, and regulatory inspections. Undercover visits to the restaurant chain's outlets in Karkardooma and Durgapuri exposed that mandatory health fitness checks for kitchen staff were not being conducted. At one branch, a manager stated that protective gear like hairnets remains optional and dismissed strict regulations as mere guidelines, acknowledging that keeping pests out is impossible. In another outlet, a representative admitted that staff medical checks were skipped and pest control certificates were managed without rigorous verification. The investigation further revealed allegations of routine payments being made to officials to bypass enforcement. The findings highlight how food safety rules are sidestepped once basic licensing is secured, leaving restaurant operations vulnerable to hygiene breaches without fear of administrative action.