Right-wing outfit forcibly shuts KFC outlet in Ghaziabad over sale of meat during Sawan

A purported video of the incident, which surfaced online on Friday, showed a group of men raising slogans like ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and ‘Jai Shri Ram’, as they protested in front of the outlet’s entrance, before forcibly pulling down the shutters.

Police said the outlet does not fall on the officially demarcated Kanwar Yatra route and that there is no government order banning the sale of non-vegetarian food in the area. “Eight to 10 boys gathered and staged a minor protest. The outlet does not fall on the Kanwar route. An FIR has been registered and the group is being identified,” Indirapuram SHO Ravendra Gautam said.

“An incident came to our notice on July 17, where some individuals created a ruckus at a food outlet and tried to shut it down. Police immediately reached the spot, dispersed the group, and ensured normal operations resumed at the restaurant,” said ACP Abhishek Srivastav.

A Nazeer outlet in the area has also been allegedly shut down by the same group.