Kanpur: Six food outlets of Baba Biryani sealed after Agra lab report

KANPUR: Six outlets of Baba Biryani were sealed by the district administration on Monday. Food samples from these outlets were collected by the Food Security and Drug Administration (FSDA) on June 8 and sent to Agra lab for testing. Reports received on June 24, however, stated that samples of all the six shops were found to be unfit for human consumption.On the basis, action has been taken and all six outlets have been sealed.
Official sources said that these outlets belong to Mukhtar Baba, who has been considered close accomplice and financier of the main accused of Kanpur violence, Hayat Zafar Hashmi.
The six outlets included food outlets located in Gutaiya and Swaroop Nagar areas of the city.
Mukhtar Baba, the owner of the food outlets by the name Baba Biryani, was arrested on June 21 by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for his alleged involvement in the violence of June 3 in Parade and adjoining areas that erupted following a call to shut down the shops to protest against the controversial remarks on the Prophet made by BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma during a TV news debate.
Prior to Mukhtar Baba's arrest, the police had arrested Hayat Zafar Hashmi, the main accused of plotting the June 3 violence.
District Magistrate Visakh G Iyer said, "Six food outlets of Baba Biryani operating from various locations in the city have been sealed. Licences of all shops are being cancelled. Apart from this, it will be checked that where else in the city there are outlets of the Baba Biryani. After this, samples of those shops will be sent for examination. Action will be taken on the basis of the test report of the samples."
At the same time, Mukhtar Baba is already on the target of the district administration and the Custodian Office of the Centre in the Enemy Property case. Three separate FIRs were lodged at city police stations recently including Bajaria and Chamanganj. In one such FIR, he had been accused of opening a biryani shop by capturing enemy property and a part of the ancient temple.