NRP Desk
GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad Police on Thursday night registered an FUR against 8-10 unidentified individuals for allegedly violating prohibitory orders by protesting at two restaurants in Vasundhara that were serving non-vegetarian food during the Hindu holy month of Shravana. According to officials, the pro test began around noon when a group gathered outside one of the restaurants, raising slogans and objecting to its operation during the Kanwar Yatra period, The FIR, lodged at Indirapuram police station, states that the protest disrupted traffic and violated orders issued under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which prohibit certain public activities until August 20
The FIR was registered under BNS Section 223, which pertains to disobedience to orders duly promulgated by a public servant. said police. Indirapuram circle assistant commissioner of police Abhishek Srivastava said the protestors attempted to forcibly down the restaurant’s shutter before being stopped by police. “They alleged that nonvegetarian items were being served during the Kanwar Yatra season. Police intervened and dispersed the protestors within 15-20 minutes. Restaurant operations were resumed shortly after,” he said. The protestors then attempted to demonstrate out side another nearby restaurant but were again stopped by police. An FIR was subsequently registered against the group.
Later, the Hindu Raksha Dal (HRD) claimed responsibility for the protest. Its president, Pinky Chaudhary, said, “The protest was against shops serving meat during the month of Shravana when the Kanwar Yatra takes places. Our members and sup porters intervened and stopped operations”
