Students, Provost Booked Over Notice For 'Beef Biryani' In AMU

Two AMU students and a chief provost have been booked over a notice stating beef biryani will be served in a university hostel on Sunday instead of chicken biryani.

A row erupted after a notice stated that the Sunday menu would havebeef biryani instead of chicken biryani.

Source : PTI

Two students and a chief provost of Aligarh Muslim University have been booked in an FIR registered by the police, a day after a notice to serve beef biryani for lunch in the varsity triggered a row. 

The FIR was registered against students Mohammad Faiazullah and Mujassim Ahmad at the Civil Lines police station. F R Gauhar, provost for the Sir Shah Sulaiman Hall where the notice was put up has also been named in the FIR, said the official, reported PTI. 

All the three people have been booked under sections 302 (uttering words etc. with deliberate intent to hurt religious feelings), 270 (public nuisance), and 353 (public mischief) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Circle officer Abhay Pandey said that a memorandum was submitted by Karni Sena in this regard and "we have taken the matter seriously and launched a probe."

Karni Sena's Uttar Pradesh unit chief Gyanendra Singh claimed a message is being widely shared on social media announcing a 'beef party' in the Suleman Hall involving both teachers and students of AMU.

He further claimed that the act has hurt the religious sentiments of the Hindu students in AMU, adding that Karni Sena demands strict action against all the accused who should be expelled from the university.

The notice, purportedly issued by two ‘authorised’, of Sulaiman Hall stated: "Sunday's lunch menu has been changed, and beef biryani will be served instead of chicken biryani as per demand."

Following backlash over the notice, the university administration issued a clarification saying the notice contained a "typing error" and assured that those responsible had been issued a show-cause notice.

Vibha Sharma, a member of AMU's public relations department, said, "The matter was brought to our attention. We found that the notice was regarding the food menu. However, it contained a clear typing error. The notice was immediately withdrawn as it had no official signatures, raising doubts about its authenticity."

The provost has issued a show-cause notice to the two senior students for issuing notice, she said. We are taking this issue seriously to ensure strict adherence to university regulations," she added.