Noida: A restaurant owner in Noida has been arrested for allegedly delivering non-vegetarian biryani to a vegetarian woman customer who ordered food through an online food delivery app, police said on Monday.
The police action followed a video uploaded by Chhaya Sharma from Greater Noida on social media that went viral.
In the video, Sharma claimed the restaurant delivered her a non-vegetarian biryani even though she ordered a vegetarian biryani because she was a pure vegetarian.
She allegedly says to have had a few bites of the non-vegetarian biriyani while observing a strict fast during the Navratri festival.
As soon as she realised, Sharma posted her disgust on X and Instagram, racking up millions of views.
While some netizens empathised with her, some wondered why she ordered from a non-vegetarian restaurant if she was fasting for Navratri. Others questioned police action against the restaurant owner.
On Monday, police arrested the restaurant owner — identified as Rahul Rajvanshi — from Central Noida.
“On Monday, a video went viral on social media in which a woman claimed she ordered a vegetarian dish from a restaurant, but was instead delivered a non-vegetarian item.
“Police have arrested the restaurant owner on the basis of a complaint and sent the food sample for testing to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India,” DCP (Central Noida), Shakti Mohan Avasthy, said.
This post was last modified on April 8, 2025 7:34 pm