Chaos after Hyderabad restaurant offers free haleem, police resort to lathi-charge

Hyderabad restaurant's management had decided to give free haleem to the public on the first day of Ramadan.

However, the hotel management was unable to control the crowd, and later, the police had to be called in to disperse the crowd.

The Hyderabad Police on Tuesday had to resort to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd that thronged a restaurant in Malakpet to get free haleem. Haleem is a flavourful stew made with a combination of lentils, meat, wheat and a blend of spices.

Visuals shared by news agency PTI showed hundreds of people gathered at the restaurant for free haleem. The restaurant identified in the footage is named 'Aazebo'.

Malakpet inspector U Srinivas told The Times of India that a case will be registered against the management of the restaurant for disrupting the free movement of traffic.

“The hotel management did not inform police in prior about the free offer nor did they take any permission. For creating disturbance to free movement of traffic a case will be registered," he said.