Days after his arrest, Mukhtar Babas 3 food outlets in Kanpur sealed

The Kanpur administration on Monday sealed six food outlets, including three firms owned by Mukhtar Baba alias Baba Biryani, after samples collected from these places were found to be unfit for human consumption, officials said. Mukhtar Baba, who runs a chain of restaurants, was arrested in connection with the June 3 violence here. The outlets at Naveen Market, at a mall in Kakadev, an outlet in Swaroop Nagar, an outlet in Kakadev, and two restaurants at Parade have been sealed after the food samples were found to be unsafe in laboratory tests.

The outlets at Naveen Market, Kakadev and Swaroop Nagar are owned by Mukhtar, they said. The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) also raided five more establishments owned by Mukhtar in Jajmau, Yashoda Nagar, Beckonganj and a mall in Kidwai Nagar, and collected 18 samples which will be sent to a food testing laboratory in Agra for examination, officials said. District Magistrate Vishak G told

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