LUCKNOW, Sept. 20 -- A biryani seller was allegedly assaulted by a group of men in Lucknow's Itaunja area on Sunday morning after they accused him of carrying banned meat, police said. Three people have been booked in connection with the incident, they added.

"The incident occurred around 8:30 am when Rizwan of Kasai Mohalla in Mahona was carrying meat for his stall," read a police statement. Rizwan runs a biryani stall near Badi Masjid in Mahona on the outskirts of Lucknow on Sundays and Thursdays, police said.

Later in the afternoon, a video of the incident went viral on social media prompting police action. In the viral undated video, a man could purportedly be seen beaten up.

According to the police statement, Rana Yadav, Shanu and...