Indian-origin restaurant proprietor Vikas Nath caught spiking girl’s drink at UK membership; workers swap glass earlier than calling police

A Knightsbridge restaurant proprietor of Indian origin is on trial after being caught trying to spike a lady’s drink with a date-rape drug (Any drug that incapacitates an individual and renders them weak to sexual assault).63-year-old Vikas Nath used a straw to place gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) into the lady’s spicy margarita whereas sitting together with her on the rooftop backyard bar on the unique Mayfair non-public members’ membership Annabel’s.Vikas owns a string of high-end eating places within the UK and Spain, together with two with Michelin stars, experiences The London Customary.Workers at Annabel’s seen Nath dipping the straw right into a small bottle of vanilla extract he had retrieved from his pocket, sucking up liquid, and placing it into the cocktail. The workers changed the drink earlier than the lady may drink it, and Nath threw the bottle into the bathroom when police had been known as. Managers checked the CCTV and warned the lady that her drink may need been spiked.Prosecuting the case, Tim Clark KC advised jurors: “This case is uncommon as a result of there is not any dispute Mr Nath spiked her drink. His acceptance isn’t a surprise, he had little selection as a result of the spiking was captured on CCTV at Annabel’s. Because of the actions of quick-thinking workers, the spiked drink was retrieved, and he or she was warned. Workers changed it with a recent one, and police had been known as to the membership.”Nath admits spiking the drink however claims it was to “chill out” the lady relatively than as a part of a plan to have intercourse together with her. In response to the courtroom listening to, Nath had a digicam within the bed room of his London dwelling that recorded sexual exercise robotically when triggered by movement. He admitted utilizing it prior to now to “covertly” file sexual exercise.The prosecutor stated Nath had despatched messages to a good friend saying he needed to have intercourse with the lady and was pissed off it had not occurred. One message learn: “I am at Annabel’s. That is most likely the final night with (her). She ain’t biting.” His good friend replied: “Motion time I hope.”Traces of the sleep-inducing drug had been later discovered, and police found two extra bottles beneath his sink at dwelling. Nath claimed in police interviews that he obtained GBL as a cleansing fluid for a high-performance automotive and was advised it could possibly be drunk as a “relaxant.” He stated he disposed of the bottle as a result of he believed the membership wouldn’t approve.