Karnataka: Two hotel owners arrested for serving beef instead of mutton

Chikkamagaluru (IANS). The Karnataka Police on Wednesday arrested two hoteliers in Chikkamagaluru district for serving beef instead of mutton to customers.

The alleged incident took place under Chikkamagaluru City Police Station limits. The arrested people have been identified as Lateef, owner of Everest Hotel, and Shivraj, owner of Bangalore Hotel.

Everest and Bangalore are both popular hotels in Chikkamagaluru city. It is alleged that both the hotels served various beef dishes by pretending to be mutton dishes. The police raided after receiving a complaint in this regard.

In another case, the police seized 20 kg of beef illegally stored at Nyamat Hotel in Chikkamagaluru. The police raided the hotel after receiving a tip-off and arrested the hotel owner, Irshad Ahmed.