Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Four detained, shop bulldozed over non-veg food on Kanwar Yatra
Many people called kanwariyas walk for hundreds of kilometres to collect water from the Ganga river in Haridwar.
They carry the water back home to offer at their temples.
This special journey is called the Kanwar Yatra.
During this time, local leaders asked shopkeepers along the route not to sell non-vegetarian food.
Some shopkeepers in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, sold chicken biryani anyway.
Police found out and raided their shops.
They took four people into custody and pulled down part of one shop.
The shopkeepers had already been told about the rule.
Police warned that breaking the rule again would lead to more serious legal action.
Uttar Pradesh Police detained four people from two shops for allegedly selling non-vegetarian food along Kanwar Yatra routes in Bareilly district.
The tin shed and counter of the Bahedi-area shop, where chicken biryani was being sold, were bulldozed by authorities.
Two of the detained shopkeepers were identified as Salman and Raees.
Traders were directed not to sell non-vegetarian food along Kanwar Yatra routes during the Hindu month of Sawan, which runs from July 30 to August 28.
The Kanwar Yatra, in which devotees walk hundreds of kilometres to collect Ganga water near Haridwar, began on July 30 and ends on August 11.
- Who
- The Uttar Pradesh Police, which detained four people including shopkeepers Salman and Raees; Bahedi Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh confirmed the action.
- What
- Four people were detained and a shop was partly demolished for allegedly selling non-vegetarian food along Kanwar Yatra routes.
- When
- The raid happened on Saturday evening and was reported on Sunday; Sawan restrictions run July 30 to August 28, while the yatra began July 30 and ends August 11.
- Where
- The Bahedi area of Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh; the yatra route involves collecting Ganga water near Haridwar.
- Why
- The administration banned non-vegetarian food sales along Kanwar Yatra routes during Sawan, and the vendors allegedly violated the restriction.
- Detained persons
- 4
- Shops raided
- 2
- Named detainees
- Salman and Raees
- Location
- Bahedi area, Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh
- Food item involved
- Chicken biryani
- Action taken
- Shop's tin shed and counter bulldozed
- Sawan restriction period
- July 30 - August 28
- Kanwar Yatra period
- July 30 - August 11