India, Aug. 9 -- Four people were detained in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly after police raided two shops allegedly selling non-vegetarian food along a designated Kanwar Yatra route, officials said on Sunday.

This came after authorities had directed traders not to sell meat, chicken, fish and other non-vegetarian food along the routes designated to be travelled by Kanwariyas during the pilgrimage. The officials had warned of legal action if the orders were violated.

The police action came amid heightened police and administrative surveillance on Kanwar routes during the ongoing Sawan month, PTI news agency reported. Monitoring along the Bareilly-Bahedi route and other major Kanwar routes has been increased to check the sale of meat, chicken ...