Mumbai Mutton Shops

Meat shops were open on the first of a controversial four-day ban that the ruling BJP is insisting on enforcing, putting it in another direct confrontation with ally Shiv Sena, which has vowed to scuttle the ban. Mutton traders in the city have gone to court against the order.

A butcher was allegedly stabbed to death in his south Mumbai shop by a youngster on Thursday, who later tried to commit suicide to evade arrest, police said.

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has issued notices to mutton and chicken shops in the satellite city which are operating without any license. A survey carried out by the civic body has shown that of the 263 mutton shops functioning in the city only 20 are authorised. These shopowners need to submit relevant documents to obtain the lice...

Meat shops were open on the first of a controversial four-day ban that the ruling BJP is insisting on enforcing, putting it in another direct confrontation with ally Shiv Sena, which has vowed to scuttle the ban. Mutton traders in the city have gone to court against the order.

A butcher was allegedly stabbed to death in his south Mumbai shop by a youngster on Thursday, who later tried to commit suicide to evade arrest, police said.

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has issued notices to mutton and chicken shops in the satellite city which are operating without any license. A survey carried out by the civic body has shown that of the 263 mutton shops functioning in the city only 20 are authorised. These shopowners need to submit relevant documents to obtain the lice...