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Four held in Bareilly for selling non-veg food on Kanwar Yatra route
Uttar Pradesh police detained four people in Bareilly on Saturday evening after raiding two shops selling non-vegetarian food along a designated Kanwar Yatra route. The first shop near the old Roadways bus…
The Story in Brief
Uttar Pradesh police detained four people in Bareilly on Saturday evening after raiding two shops selling non-vegetarian food along a designated Kanwar Yatra route. The first shop near the old Roadways bus stand in Bahedi was found selling chicken biryani despite an earlier warning. Police detained Salman and Raees, then used a JCB to demolish the shop's tin shed and counter. In a separate raid near the bakery area, two others were held.
Authorities have banned the sale of meat, chicken, and fish along Kanwar routes during the Sawan month and are conducting heightened surveillance. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has also ordered a crackdown on unlicensed meat shops along Kanwar routes and near 308 Kanwar camps. Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh said further violations will invite legal action as per the law.
The Indian Opinion
A shop razed by JCB over chicken biryani, this is not law and order, it looks like score-settling dressed as policing. The Kanwar route guidelines target unauthorised meat sales, but in Bahedi, officials themselves admitted the shops had been warned earlier. If warnings are followed by demolition without a court order, the message is intimidation, not regulation. The MCD order in Delhi is about licensing, not bulldozers. The test will be next year: will the same machinery be used against those who block roads, play music through the night, or sell liquor near camps?
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com, thehindu.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
