A doctor in Mumbai found a part of a human finger inside an ice cream cone that was ordered online.
The incident took place on Wednesday. Dr. Brendan Ferrao, a resident of Orlem in Malad, had ordered three ice cream cones through an online app. One of them was a butterscotch cone of Yummo brand. Recounting the horror of what followed, Ferrao said, “As I got to the middle of the ice cream, suddenly I felt a big piece in there. Initially, I thought that it might be a big nut. Luckily, I didn’t consume it. However, after looking at it up close, I saw a nail over it.”
Sharing his experience, he said, “Since yesterday, I have been feeling numbness over my tongue. I was in conflict with myself about how I could have a human being’s body part in my mouth just like that. When I saw the package, it had been manufactured a month ago. This is the height of medical negligence. I need to get a full blood checkup, as the human finger might have contaminated the ice cream, and in turn me.”
“Now, when I think about the ice cream, I feel traumatised, like I am having PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).”
After the shocking discovery, the doctor approached the police in Malad. A case was filed against Yummo Ice Cream company and the ice cream sample was sent for forensic investigation.
“The complainant in the case, a 26-year-old doctor with MBBS degree who stays in Malad west, had ordered a butterscotch ice-cream cone of Yummo company. While consuming the ice-cream after lunch, he came across a half-an-inch long piece of flesh with a nail in the ice cream,” a senior police officer was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
“The piece of flesh, suspected to be a piece of human finger, has been sent for forensic examination to ascertain whether it is a part of the human body,” police said.
Further investigation has been launched into the matter, he added.