Bengaluru, Oct. 19 -- A night out meant for celebration turned into a painful ordeal for 28-year-old Soumya Nandal, who suffered facial burns after a flaming cocktail went horribly wrong at a pub on Bengaluru's Brigade Road. Four years on, the Bengaluru Urban II District Consumer Commission has ruled in her favour, holding the pub accountable for negligence and ordering a compensation of Rs.1 lakh for medical costs, trauma, and legal expenses.

The incident occurred on November 20, 2021, when Soumya and her friends visited the pub for an evening hangout, said a report by The Times of India. While they waited for food around 5 pm, the manager suggested they try the pub's signature "flaming Sambuca" shots, cocktails that are briefly set abl...