Delhi Police briefly detained an eatery owner following a complaint that he had sold biryani on disposable plates purportedly having a picture of Lord Ram on them in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, officials said on Tuesday.
During investigations, it was found that the shopkeeper had bought 1000 plates from a factory and only four of them had a picture of Lord Ram printed on them, a police officer said.
“He told us that he was not aware of Lord Ram’s picture on the plates, which was also verified by the factory owner and supplier,” the officer said.
The factory owner and supplier, who are based in outer-north Delhi, have been questioned.
“Prima facie, it is suspected that manufacturers had pasted glossy pages of magazines on plates. That might have been done inadvertently,” he said.
The matter came to the fore when the Delhi Police received a call from Jahangirpuri about the selling of biryani on plates with a picture of Lord Ram on Saturday afternoon.
A video clip also appeared on social media where two policemen could be seen talking to the shopkeeper and some people outside the shop. “When a police team reached the spot, a few persons were found protesting outside the shop. They were pacified with an assurance of a proper investigation into the matter,” the police officer said.
The shopkeeper was detained under sections 107/151 (preventive detention) of CrPC and later allowed to go, he said adding the plates were also seized.
The officer said no case has been registered as yet and the matter is being further investigated.
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