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Restaurateur guilty of spiking woman's drink

Restaurateur guilty of spiking woman's drink

Summary

A businessman named Vikas Nath was found guilty of trying to put a date-rape drug in a woman's drink at a private club in Mayfair, London. Club staff stopped the woman from drinking it after seeing Nath put the drug into her drink with a straw. Nath admitted to the act after being caught on CCTV.

Key Facts

  • Vikas Nath was found guilty of trying to drug a woman at a private club in Mayfair, London.
  • He used a date-rape drug called gamma-butyrolactone (GBL).
  • Staff at the club noticed his suspicious actions and stopped the woman from drinking the cocktail.
  • Nath was caught on CCTV using a straw to add the drug to the woman's drink.
  • He owned Michelin-starred Benares and other restaurants in the UK and Spain.
  • Prosecutors found evidence at his home, including two bottles of GBL and a hidden camera.
  • Nath admitted to spiking the drink but claimed it was to "relax" the woman, not for sexual intentions.
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