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Michelin-star restaurant owner spiked woman's cocktail with date-rape drug

Vikas Nath was found guilty of attempting to administer gamma-butyrolactone to incapacitate a woman at Annabel's; staff intervention prevented the drink from being consumed.

  • On Friday, jurors found Vikas Nath guilty of attempting to administer a substance with intent and possession of a Class B drug at Southwark Crown Court.
  • Court documents show prosecutors say Nath sought sex and was frustrated, exchanging texts revealing his plan to drug the woman for sex, with messages shown to jurors.
  • CCTV footage showed Annabel's staff spotting Nath dip a straw into a small Madagascan vanilla-extract bottle to spike a margarita, then swapping the drink before police recovered the bottle containing GBL.
  • A further court hearing has been scheduled for 16 February, with Timothy Greaves of the CPS warning that offenders face the full extent of the law.
  • Detectives found two bottles of GBL and covert cameras at his Knightsbridge home, and Mr Clark said, 'He stated that he only spiked her drink to relax her.
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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, February 2, 2026.
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