UP shocker: To dodge Rs 6k bill, youths fake bone in veg biryani at Gorakhpur restaurant; caught on CCTV | Varanasi News
GORAKHPUR: In a bizarre attempt to dodge their restaurant bill, a group of youths in Gorakhpur staged a scene by placing a bone in a plate of veg biryani and alleging it was served by the restaurant.However, their act quickly unravelled when CCTV footage revealed the shocking truth.The incident took place on the night of July 31 at the ‘Biryani Bae’, a restaurant located at Shastri Chowk in the Cantonment police station area. A group of eight to 10 young men visited the restaurant and placed orders for both veg and non-veg biryani. Shortly after their meal was served, one of them began creating a ruckus, claiming that a bone was found in his veg biryani — a serious allegation, especially during the holy month of Shravan.After getting the information, the police managed to control the situation and a restaurant staff showed the CCTV footage in the restaurant to the police which clearly showed one of the youths handing a bone to another, who then discreetly placed it into the veg biryani plate to fake the claim, restaurant owner Ravikar Singh said.Singh added both veg and non-veg dishes are prepared separately in his kitchen and there was no possibility of cross-contamination. “They clearly wanted to avoid paying the bill, which was around Rs 5,000–Rs 6,000. Their actions were completely deliberate,” he told the police.Circle Officer (CO) Cantonment, Yogendra Singh, confirmed the sequence of events, stating, “After receiving information, police reached the restaurant on July 31 and ensured law and order was maintained.”However, no formal complaint has been lodged from either side so far.
