Overview
- An FIR names Rishabh Thakur and Deepak Pathak along with about 25 unidentified others on charges including trespass, voluntarily causing hurt, intimidation and rioting.
- Five suspects were arrested and remanded to judicial custody, while the two named accused remain absconding, according to police.
- Investigators say CCTV and circulating videos are being examined to identify additional participants, and no unlawful activity at the cafe was found.
- Before the FIR, officers challaned two Muslim students and a cafe staffer for breach of peace under BNSS provisions, drawing widespread criticism on social media.
- The cafe owner reports a steep drop in customers after the viral clips, and police say a departmental inquiry is underway into the SHO’s handling of the case.