The owner of a takeaway has said he has been plagued by 'fake bad reviewers' on his business - but his vicious response has caused outrage.

Mumbai Kitchen, an Indian restaurant in Tiverton, Devon has been embroiled in controversy after owner Maruf Ahmed hit back at reviewers which he claims are 'fake'.

After reviews slamming the restaurant's food, Mr Ahmed did not hold back, saying he hoped they would 'die in a car accident'.

This has caused backlash after the comments were shared on a Facebook page with one post saying: '[The] owner of Mumbai Kitchen cannot write things like this on bad reviews, cannot take criticism clearly'.

The uproar was initiated by several one-star Google reviews lambasting Mumbai Kitchen for subpar food and service.