Ranchi Restaurant Owner Shot Dead For Serving Non-Vegetarian Biryani To Veg Customer

Last Updated:October 19, 2025, 22:56 IST

The customer had reportedly ordered veg biryani and taken it home, but later he returned complaining that he was, instead, served non-veg biryani.

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In a shocking incident, a 47-year-old restaurant owner in Ranchi was shot dead after allegedly serving non-veg biryani to a vegetarian customer. The police on Sunday said that the incident took place around 11:30 pm on Saturday.

The customer placed a takeaway order of vegetarian biryani. He picked his parcel and left from the restaurant located on Kanke-Pithoria Road. However, he returned after a while with a few others and claimed that he was served non-veg biryani.

Superintendent of Police (Rural), Praveen Pushkar, shared the details of the incident and said the 47-year-old restaurant owner, identified as Vijay Kumar Nag, was shot dead while he was eating food. One of the assailants opened fire at him and a bullet hit his chest. He succumbed to his injuries while being taken to the hospital.

The deceased was a resident of Bhittha in Kanke police station area.

The body has been sent for post-mortem examination at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS). Police are conducting raids at multiple locations to arrest them, he said.

“Irate locals on Sunday morning blocked the Kanke-Pithoria Road for some time demanding action against the culprits. The blockade was later lifted after we assured them that the assailants would be nabbed soon," Kanke police station officer-in-charge, Prakash Rajak, was quoted as saying by PTI.

He said further investigation is underway to ascertain whether any other motive was behind the incident.

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