A waiter at a preferred pub on Park Road in Kolkata was arrested on Saturday after Bengali actor and social media influencer Sayak Chakraborty alleged that he was served cow meat as an alternative of mutton steak.
The incident passed off at a widely known pub joint, Oly, the place Chakraborty and his companions had gone for dinner on Friday night time. In accordance with the criticism, that they had ordered a mutton steak however had been allegedly served beef, which they consumed unknowingly. The matter got here to mild after one other mutton steak was positioned on the desk, regardless of just one steak having been ordered.
“Once we questioned him, he claimed we had ordered two steaks, one mutton and one beef. That’s once I protested,” Sayak stated, including that he was mentally distraught after realising he had unknowingly consumed beef.
A video of the incident, later posted by Chakraborty on social media, exhibits him confronting the waiter and demanding a proof. Within the video, the waiter and the restaurant supervisor are seen apologising. The supervisor described the incident as a “grave” mistake.
Within the video, Chakraborty can also be heard saying that he’s a Brahmin and accusing the waiter of injuring his non secular sentiments. Following the viral video, the Park Road police registered a case and arrested the waiter, recognized as Shiekh Nasiruddin, below Part 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Because the video unfold extensively on social media, a number of customers trolled Chakraborty, accusing him of attempting to stoke communal sentiments and branding him a BJP agent. He later deleted the preliminary video and uploaded one other one, denying any political or communal motive.
“I’ve no intention of triggering Hindu-Muslim riots. I’ve Muslim pals, I’ve celebrated Eid at my good friend Riyaz’s dwelling, and my content material has at all times promoted communal concord,” he stated.
“I firmly consider faith ought to by no means be a barrier to friendship,” Sayak added.
He additional stated that he has no political affiliation or ambition and that his response was purely emotional at that second. “Politics has nothing to do with this,” he stated, whereas additionally recalling that he had earlier been labelled a “state authorities stooge” for attending occasions organised by the chief minister.
Responding to questions on why the criticism was lodged after the meals was tasted, Sayak clarified that he and his companion had solely sampled the dish earlier than the difficulty surfaced.
Whereas sustaining his stand, he additionally expressed empathy for the waiter. “Even when the waiter had claimed to be Hindu, I’d have requested him the identical query: would you eat beef if it had been served to you unknowingly? Eating places at time for supper could witness hectic actions, but when such errors go unchallenged, others could face related conditions sooner or later,” he stated.
A senior police officer confirmed {that a} case has been registered based mostly on the criticism and that the matter is below investigation.
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