Overview
- Two FIRs have been registered under non-bailable sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, citing assault, unlawful assembly, destruction of property and promoting disharmony.
- Vendors Sheikh Riyazul and Md Salauddin filed complaints alleging they were beaten, humiliated and had their food thrown away for selling chicken patties near the event.
- Police say they are examining viral video and CCTV footage to identify suspects, and no arrests had been made as of the latest reports.
- The Sanatan Sanskriti Sansad organisers denied any ban on non-vegetarian food at the venue, and BJP leaders said there is no evidence linking party workers to the assaults.
- TMC and CPI(M) condemned the attacks, filed complaints and accused BJP-linked groups of encouraging ‘food policing’, a charge BJP figures rebutted as political framing.