Hyderabad police have registered a case against the owner of a hotel in Chandrayangutta after finding it operating at around 2am and selling biryani through an opening beside the premises, an arrangement officials said drew crowds, disrupted traffic and disturbed residents.
Chandrayangutta police constable Mustaq Ahmed noticed Zumera Hotel in Barkas operating during a patrol on October 14, according to the Times of India report. Enquiries conducted by the police found that the hotel was supplying biryani to people attending the adjacent Zoya Convention, the constable said.
The hotel management had reportedly created a small opening beside the main premises to sell the food and collect payments. Police said the late-night sales attracted a crowd around the outlet and affected movement on the adjoining road.
Rajendranagar Deputy Commissioner of Police S Srinivas said the operation disturbed local residents, obstructed traffic and raised law-and-order concerns. The police action therefore covers more than the hotel’s operating hours: it also concerns how an informal or temporary sales arrangement outside a commercial establishment can affect public movement and neighbourhood conditions at night.
Police registered a suo motu case against the hotel owner under Section 223(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, relating to disobedience of an order by a public servant, and Section 292, relating to public nuisance. Relevant provisions of the City Police Act were also invoked.
The case follows a patrol-based intervention rather than a complaint described in the supplied report. The account identifies the location, the police officials involved and the sections applied, but does not specify the hotel’s permitted operating hours, the nature of any prior direction issued by a public servant or whether the establishment had received earlier warnings.
The incident also highlights the enforcement challenge created when a food outlet serves a large gathering at a nearby venue after conventional business hours. In such situations, the immediate urban effects can extend beyond the premises to road space, pedestrian movement, parking and the ability of residents to access or pass through the area. The police statement specifically links the late-night activity to crowds, traffic obstruction and public nuisance.
The supplied report does not state whether the hotel was closed, fined, or directed to stop operating at night after the case was registered. It also does not provide details about the number of people present, the duration of the sales operation or the next scheduled legal step. The matter will proceed under the provisions cited by Chandrayangutta police and the relevant City Police Act sections.
