<p>The flaming drink has claimed yet another victim in the city. </p>.<p>A 42-year-old woman suffered a cut in the mouth while gulping down a glass of a flaming drink at a plush hotel in Whitefield, East Bengaluru, around 11.30 pm on May 3. A flaming drink, or fire shot, is a cocktail served in small glasses that are ignited atop. Customers have to drink it along with the fire. </p>.<p>The victim is a senior executive at an airline service company in New Delhi. She was in Bengaluru to attend a training conference and had been staying at The Den, an Israeli hotel located along ITPL Main Road. </p>.<p>The woman and four of her colleagues met in the restaurant for dinner. After finishing dinner, they decided to try fire shots in the bar. </p>.<p>The bartender asked all of them to close their eyes and gulp down the drink in one go. Everyone, including the woman, followed the instructions. </p>.<p>As the woman took the drink, the fire caused the glass to break. A broken piece ended up in her mouth, leaving a cut in the palate. The woman had the presence of mind to spit it out. </p>.<p>When the group complained to the bar manager and the hotel management, they were accused of causing a ruckus in a drunken stupor. </p>.<p>One of the woman’s colleagues, R C Panwar, took her to a hospital where doctors confirmed she had not ingested any glass piece. The group then went to the Whitefield police station to file a complaint. But the police asked them to come the next day.</p>.<p>“Since they were all drunk and the woman’s injury was minor, we asked them to come the following day,” a senior police officer said. </p>.<p>Police have booked the hotel staff under IPC sections 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 506 (criminal intimidation).</p>.<p>Further investigations are underway, the officer added.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Previous incident</strong></p>.<p>A similar incident occurred in February. A 28-year-old woman lawyer suffered severe burns while trying to gulp down a fire shot at a bar on Residency Road. The Ashoknagar police had booked the bar staff for negligence following the incident.</p>
<p>The flaming drink has claimed yet another victim in the city. </p>.<p>A 42-year-old woman suffered a cut in the mouth while gulping down a glass of a flaming drink at a plush hotel in Whitefield, East Bengaluru, around 11.30 pm on May 3. A flaming drink, or fire shot, is a cocktail served in small glasses that are ignited atop. Customers have to drink it along with the fire. </p>.<p>The victim is a senior executive at an airline service company in New Delhi. She was in Bengaluru to attend a training conference and had been staying at The Den, an Israeli hotel located along ITPL Main Road. </p>.<p>The woman and four of her colleagues met in the restaurant for dinner. After finishing dinner, they decided to try fire shots in the bar. </p>.<p>The bartender asked all of them to close their eyes and gulp down the drink in one go. Everyone, including the woman, followed the instructions. </p>.<p>As the woman took the drink, the fire caused the glass to break. A broken piece ended up in her mouth, leaving a cut in the palate. The woman had the presence of mind to spit it out. </p>.<p>When the group complained to the bar manager and the hotel management, they were accused of causing a ruckus in a drunken stupor. </p>.<p>One of the woman’s colleagues, R C Panwar, took her to a hospital where doctors confirmed she had not ingested any glass piece. The group then went to the Whitefield police station to file a complaint. But the police asked them to come the next day.</p>.<p>“Since they were all drunk and the woman’s injury was minor, we asked them to come the following day,” a senior police officer said. </p>.<p>Police have booked the hotel staff under IPC sections 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 506 (criminal intimidation).</p>.<p>Further investigations are underway, the officer added.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Previous incident</strong></p>.<p>A similar incident occurred in February. A 28-year-old woman lawyer suffered severe burns while trying to gulp down a fire shot at a bar on Residency Road. The Ashoknagar police had booked the bar staff for negligence following the incident.</p>