3 min readNew DelhiMay 19, 2026 06:38 PM IST
First published on: Aug 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM IST
A bizarre attempt to dodge a restaurant bill recently unfolded in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, when a group of young men tried to falsely accuse a local eatery of serving meat in a vegetarian dish.
The incident took place on the night of July 31 at Biryani Bay, located near Shastri Chowk in the Cantonment area. According to a report by Hindustan Times, a group of around eight to 10 men had dined at the restaurant, ordering both vegetarian and non-vegetarian biryanis. Not long after the food arrived, one of them loudly claimed to have found a meat bone in his vegetarian biryani.
Sensing that something was off, the restaurant staff immediately called the police, who arrived and defused the situation. But what followed exposed the group’s deceit. CCTV footage from inside the restaurant revealed that one of the men had passed a bone to another, who then quietly slipped it into the vegetarian biryani before staging the entire drama.
Restaurant owner Ravikar Singh, confident in his kitchen’s strict food separation practices, stood firm on his ground. “There is no chance of contamination,” he said, adding that the group’s intention was plain: “They clearly wanted to avoid paying the bill, which was around Rs 5,000-6,000. Their actions were completely deliberate.”
Though no formal complaint has been lodged yet, Yogendra Singh, Circle Officer, Cantonment, confirmed that the police are handling the matter and that “legal action is underway.”
Watch the video:
The video has been uploaded on social media by multiple accounts and has gone viral with almost 1 lakh views. Netizens also reacted to the video in the comments. A user wrote, “if it wasn’t recorded, restaurant owner would be beaten up, govt would cancel their license…”
Another user added, “We live in a world where CCTVs are a must and no person can be trusted no matter what.” A third person commented, “In order to put other person down some people really go so low in their lives.”
A fourth individual wrote, “This is so getting out of hand. They themselves make fun of their religion, do pathetic. If you can’t afford to pay the bill please don’t eat out. They should be punished for this.”
Disclaimer: While this viral incident highlights a dispute regarding food preparation and customer conduct, the claims made in the social media footage have not been independently verified through a formal judicial or regulatory finding. Readers are advised to view viral content with caution, as online videos often lack full legal and investigatory context.
Sensing that something was off, the restaurant staff immediately called the police 
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