Noida ‘non-veg’ biryani delivery: Eatery owner arrested for negligence ‘likely to spread disease’

The Noida Police on Monday arrested the owner of a restaurant after a woman claimed that she was delivered non-vegetarian biryani instead of the vegetarian one she had ordered online.

The incident took place during the nine-day Hindu festival of Navratri, which concluded on Sunday, the woman claimed.

In a video posted on social media platform Instagram on Sunday, the woman, Chhaya Sharma, claimed that she had ordered vegetarian biryani from a restaurant named Lucknowi Kabab Paratha in Greater Noida using the food delivery application Swiggy.

Sharma claimed that she realised she was eating meat after taking a couple of bites.

“I am a pure vegetarian woman, and they have sent me this non-veg biryani during Navratri,” she said, alleging that the restaurant had done it “knowingly”.

The video was widely circulated online.

Chhaya Sharma from Greater Noida ordered veg biryani from Swiggy during Navratri, but claims that she received chicken biryani.
Noida police arrested Rahul Rajvanshi, owner of Lucknowi Kabab Paratha restaurant who allegedly sent chicken biryani instead of veg biryani. pic.twitter.com/OTA7c3m34A— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) April 7, 2025

On Monday, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Shakti Mohan Avasthy said that the police had taken suo motu cognisance of the matter based on the video.

“On April 7, 2025, a video went viral on social media where a woman claimed that...

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