43 booked for serving non-veg biryani to Hindus

Lucknow: A case has been registered against 43 persons for serving non-vegetarian biryani to Hindus at a community feast during an 'Urs' in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba district, police said on Thursday.

The feast was organised during the 'Urs' of Sheikh Peer Baba in Salat village in Charkhari area on August 31, they said.

The first information report was registered after intervention of BJP MLA Brijbhushan Rajpoot, who visited the area and some villagers raised the matter with him.

"The biryani was deliberately served to hurt the sentiments of Hindus. Strict action is needed in the matter," Rajpoot told reporters.