UPDATE 11/02/2014: Hastings Indian Cuisine has since reopened
A restaurant owner has pleaded guilty to five charges relating to the condition of his restaurant, after food safety inspectors closed it down when they saw the horror that was inside.
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Siddiqur Rahman, was fined £2,500 and had to pay costs of £1,450 when he appeared before magistrates on 29 January.
Hastings Indian Cuisine on Queens Road, Hastings, has been closed down on 19 February 2013 due to a rat infestation along with a host of other risks and nasties.
Gross
Don't even want to know what that is...
Cllr Jay Kramer the council’s lead member for environment and safety said: "The magistrates said they had looked at the evidence carefully and took Mr Rahman’s early guilty plea into consideration.
"They also explained that they have a duty of care to protect the public. The offences were of a very serious nature and Mr Rahman had not undertaken due diligence when considering the maintenance and cleaning of his premises."