A Muslim cook has been arrested for allegedly spitting in the dough earlier than making ‘chapatis’ at a roadside eatery in Sahibabad space of Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, police mentioned on January 19.

The motion was taken after a video went viral on social media. Police have lodged a legal case towards the cook — who has been recognized as Nasiruddin of Kishan Ganj, Bihar — at the Teela Mor police station.

An FIR has been registered underneath 269 of the Indian Penal Code (negligent act more likely to unfold an infection of illness harmful to life) and 270 (malignant act more likely to unfold an infection of illness harmful to life), Poonam Mishra, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Sahibabad) Poonam mentioned.

“Accused Nasiruddin has been arrested in the case & further legal action is being taken,” she additional added.

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The matter got here to gentle after a video of Nasiruddin spitting on the dough whereas getting ready Rotis went viral on social media. The roadside eatery was recognized as ‘Madina Hotel.’

In the video, Nasiruddin was caught red-handed indulging in the unhygienic act. The man recording the footage was heard saying, “Why are feeding spit-filled rotis to people? Hindus might be eating it. Even Muslims might be eating it. What is the objective behind serving such rotis?”

Notably, this isn’t the primary case of spitting on meals. Earlier, comparable video has come out in Meerut, Ghaziabad and Delhi.

Earlier in April final 12 months, a video of a person ‘spitting’ on rotis went viral on social media. The contentious video was posted by an area journalist and was purportedly shot throughout a marriage ceremony in Modinagar city in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

In March 2021, the Ghaziabad police arrested one other man named Mohammad Mohsin, after a video of him spitting on rotis at a marriage ceremony, went viral on Twitter.

In March 2021, one other man named Mohammad Khalik was arrested from the nationwide capital after a video of him spitting on the dough whereas getting ready rotis in a tandoor had gone viral on the web. Investigation revealed that it was from Madeena lodge in North East Delhi’s Bhajanpura space. In the video, the cook was seen spitting on rotis earlier than placing them in the tandoor.

In 2021 in yet one more case of a cook spitting on rotis, Delhi Police arrested two individuals named Mohammad Ibrahim and Anwar after a video of them spitting on rotis had gone viral on the web. In the video that had gone viral, one of many two males was seen spitting on the rotis earlier than placing them in a tandoor. It was then reported that the video was from a lodge in Seelampur in Delhi.