India, July 24 -- A customer dining at the Rameshwaram Cafe outlet inside Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport was in for an unpleasant surprise on Thursday morning when he allegedly found a worm inside a serving of pongal.

The worm was spotted in the breakfast dish shortly after it was served, according to the customer. He claimed that when he reported the issue, staff at the popular South Indian restaurant initially tried to dismiss or cover up the incident.

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When contacted by HT.com, the cafe's co-owners Raghavendra Rao and Divya Rao responded to the incident.

Raghavendra Rao said, "We are trying to get in touch with the customer. Seems...