A mob of around 30 people, some of them claimed to be associated with the Bajrang Dal, shut down Kerala Thattukada, a small hotel beneath the Sitaphalmandi flyover for serving beef. The incident took place on the night of Friday, October 24, following which the restaurant manager approached the Osmania University (OU) police station where an FIR was registered.

Located a few meters away from the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Kerala Thattukada is run by a 24-year-old man named Albin Varghese. The restaurant is frequented by nearby residents and students. On Friday night, around 30 people, who are residents of Hyderabad’s Sitaphalmandi, barged into the restaurant, inspected the kitchen and shut it down.

Shiva, a Sitaphalmandi resident who was part of the group, while spe

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