<p>Gorakhpur: A group of youths here tried to con an eatery to dodge the food bill by placing a bone in a plate of vegetable biryani.</p>.<p>The con was unravelled when CCTV footage revealed the truth.</p>.<p>While police intervened in the matter, no formal proceedings have been initiated in the case as there has been no complaint, an officer said.</p>.<p>The incident took place on the night of July 31 at the Biryani Bay restaurant at Shastri Chowk in the Cantonment Police Station area.</p>.<p>A group of 8 to 10 young men came to the eatery and placed orders for both veg and non-veg biryani. Shortly after their meal was served, one of them cried that there was a bone in his veg biryani.</p>.<p>The restaurant manager called the police, who placated the patrons and called for the CCTV footage from the eatery.</p>.<p>The footage showed one of the youths handing a bone to the other, who then discreetly placed it into the veg biryani plate, said restaurant owner Ravikar Singh.</p>.<p>He also insisted there is no chance of "contamination" as in his kitchen, meat is cooked separately.</p>.<p>"They clearly wanted to avoid paying the bill, which was around Rs 5,000-Rs 6,000. Their actions were completely deliberate," Singh told the police.</p>.<p>Cantonment Circle Officer Yogendra Singh said, "Legal action is underway." </p>
<p>Gorakhpur: A group of youths here tried to con an eatery to dodge the food bill by placing a bone in a plate of vegetable biryani.</p>.<p>The con was unravelled when CCTV footage revealed the truth.</p>.<p>While police intervened in the matter, no formal proceedings have been initiated in the case as there has been no complaint, an officer said.</p>.<p>The incident took place on the night of July 31 at the Biryani Bay restaurant at Shastri Chowk in the Cantonment Police Station area.</p>.<p>A group of 8 to 10 young men came to the eatery and placed orders for both veg and non-veg biryani. Shortly after their meal was served, one of them cried that there was a bone in his veg biryani.</p>.<p>The restaurant manager called the police, who placated the patrons and called for the CCTV footage from the eatery.</p>.<p>The footage showed one of the youths handing a bone to the other, who then discreetly placed it into the veg biryani plate, said restaurant owner Ravikar Singh.</p>.<p>He also insisted there is no chance of "contamination" as in his kitchen, meat is cooked separately.</p>.<p>"They clearly wanted to avoid paying the bill, which was around Rs 5,000-Rs 6,000. Their actions were completely deliberate," Singh told the police.</p>.<p>Cantonment Circle Officer Yogendra Singh said, "Legal action is underway." </p>