Who is Vikas Nath: A case of mixing intoxicants in a woman’s drink has come to light in an exclusive nightclub in London. Vikas Nath, an Indian-origin businessman and owner of two Michelin-star restaurants, has confessed in court to mixing intoxicants in a woman’s drink in January 2024.

According to a BBC report, this incident took place on January 15, 2024, which took place at the famous club Annabel’s in the Mayfair area of ​​London. The club staff saw that Vikas Nath was mixing some substance in a woman’s margarita drink.

Who is Vikas Nath?

Vikas Nath is a businessman of Indian origin, who is associated with the hospitality sector in Britain. He is the director of the Michelin-starred restaurant Benares Restaurant located in the Mayfair area of ​​London and is said to be the owner of several high-end restaurants in the UK and Spain. According to the statement given in the court and BBC report, two restaurants owned by him have received Michelin stars.

Which drug was mixed in the woman’s drink?

Later investigation revealed that the substance was gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), which is a class-B drug. It is also commonly called a “date-rape drug” because of the serious effects it has when combined with alcohol. Although Vikas Nath admitted that he mixed this substance in the woman’s drink, he rejected the allegation that he had done so with the intention of having physical relations.

What did Nath say in his defense?

Nath says he added the substance to help the woman “relax”. “What I did was wrong and I deeply regret it,” he told the jury. Let it be known that Vikas Nath is the director of Mayfair-based Michelin-star restaurant Benares and is the owner of many high-end restaurants in Britain and Spain.

During police interrogation, Vikas Nath told that he had bought GBL for cleaning a high-performance car. He also claimed that a friend of his had told him that the substance could also be used as a “relaxant” along with alcohol. Nath told the police that he was not aware that possessing GBL was illegal. He also admitted that he himself had consumed it that night, because it increases the effect of alcohol.

What did the victim woman say?

The woman told the court that she had met Vikas Nath five to six times before the incident. According to her, Nath appeared to be very concerned about her health and would often invite her out for drinks. The woman also said that Nath had earlier warned her about the dangers of mixing drugs in drinks.

The woman described Nath as “generous” and said that he always paid the lunch bill himself. In the woman’s words, “He seemed like he cared about me. It felt good. I never thought he would try anything like that on me, so I felt safe with him.”

What did the staff see?

On the night of the incident, the club staff described Vikas Nath’s behavior as “quite strange”. At that time Nath was alone at the table. The staff saw that Nath was taking out liquid from a bottle, which he was keeping hidden, with the help of a straw and pouring it into the woman’s drink.

The staff immediately informed the senior management about this. After this the woman’s drink was changed and she was later told that intoxicants had been mixed in her drink. After this the matter was informed to the police.

Drug bottle thrown in toilet

Prosecutor Tim Clark said, “Before the police arrived, Mr. Nath realized that he had been caught. He tried to hide the evidence, went to the bathroom and threw the small bottle in the toilet cistern. When the police recovered it, it was floating in the water.” According to the report, when the woman came to know about this action of the businessman, she was seen defending him.