Overview
- The Ayodhya administration prohibited delivery of non-vegetarian food in a 15‑kilometre radius of the Ram Janmabhoomi complex and notified hotels, homestays, shopkeepers and online platforms.
- Assistant Food Commissioner Manik Chandra Singh said establishments and delivery companies have been warned of strict legal action, with continuous monitoring promised.
- Authorities also cautioned hotels and homestays reported to be serving non-vegetarian food and alcoholic drinks to guests.
- The move follows uneven enforcement of a May 2025 municipal decision to bar liquor and meat sales along the 14‑km Ram Path, with many liquor outlets still operating, according to local reports.
- Separately, security personnel detained a Kashmiri youth after he allegedly attempted to offer namaz inside the temple complex, and police questioning is underway with no official statement yet.