00:00Magistrates have fined the company behind a Birmingham takeaway £10,000 for food hygiene
00:07breaches. The court heard inspectors discovered live and dead cockroaches in food preparation
00:13areas at Ditah's Desi Karahi on Walford Road in Sparkbrook. They also reported extensive
00:19mouse droppings on the premises. The takeaway was shut in September 2025 and cleared to reopen
00:25after three further visits. The company was ordered to pay court costs and a surcharge as well.
00:32Its director, Sahail Aslam, said the insects came from rubbish dumped outside during the city's bin
00:38strikes. He told magistrates social media coverage of the closure had left him financially ruined.
