Eatery incident: Delhi govt orders probe, cops mull over FIR

Delhi government today ordered a probe in an incident in which a prominent restaurant in Connaught Place allegedly denied entry to poor children accompanied by a woman even as police is mulling over registering a case of alleged misbehaviour and intimidation against the eatery's staff.
However, the government's order for an inquiry did not deter the eatery staff who allegedly once again denied entry to the woman and the kids today.
Sonali Shetty, a writer, claimed that she faced the same problem again when she went to the restaurant in the evening and staged a protest on being denied entry.

"I went there at around 4 PM with the children but we were again denied entry following which I took the children to a nearby food outlet and fed them," she claimed.
She also said, "I have already given a written complaint to the police in this regard".
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia termed the incident as an example of typical "colonial mindset" and said if the allegations against the restaurant are found to be true its licence will be cancelled.

"If allegations are found true, Delhi government will cancel licence of the restaurant," he said.
Sisodia has also ordered the district magistrate of New Delhi to conduct an inquiry into the incident and submit a report within 24 hours.

"This is typical colonial mindset. Can't be tolerated. Have ordered DM New Delhi to inquire & report within 24 hours," he said in his tweet.
Meanwhile, police is yet to take any decision on whether to lodge an FIR in the matter in which Shetty had called the cops last night when she staged a protest outside the restaurant.
A senior police official said when the cops reached the spot, she complained that the restaurant owner's relative and staff members had misbehaved with her and the children and also threatened them.
Shetty had taken some street children for lunch to the

restaurant to celebrate her husband's birthday yesterday but they were allegedly denied service by the staff of the eatery.
"I had taken 8 underprivileged children for lunch to Shiv Sagar restaurant but the staff there refused to serve us. I was also ridiculed and threatened to keep off the restaurant," she said.
Roma Malhotra, PR officer of Shiv Sagar restaurant, said she will not say anything, alleging that media is not reporting their version properly.
New Delhi district magistrate visited the restaurant this morning and questioned its staff.
"The DM asked the waiters and other staff of the restaurant about yesterday's incident and noted it down," a restaurant staff member said.

Terming the whole incident as a "failure" of the society, Shetty said she protested outside the eatery for over 10 hours till around 12 but nothing happened.
She added that she will fight till the children are tendered an apology by the restaurant.
She also alleged that the policemen who had come to the restaurant on her call also did not help her and instead "reprimanded" her and asked her to take the children to some other place.
Sonali's husband serves in the Indian Army.