Dehradun, July 6 -- An eatery owner and another man to whom a kiosk was rented out on the eatery premises have been booked for allegedly not displaying the "actual identity" of the latter at Narsan in Haridwar district, police officers aware of the matter said on Saturday. An FIR was registered under sections 270 (public nuisance), 318 (1) (cheating), 319 (1) (cheating by personation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Manglaur police station against Ashok Kumar, the owner of Gupta Chaat Bhandar and a resident of Haridwar's Manglaur, and Gulfam (goes by single name), who was running the stall on the Kumar's premises and a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, they added. "We have booked two people for impersonation and cheating for misrepresentation of ownership of the food stall at the eatery," said superintendent of police (rural) SC Suyal. According to police, the food stall run by Gulfam on the eatery premises didn't display his own identity but that of Gupta Chaat Bhandar. Kumar was booked for letting Gulfam use his property without displaying the latter's identity, they added. In the complaint, sub inspector Hem Dutt Bhardwaj said, "I, in-charge of outpost Narsan, along with constable Pankaj Kumar... were on duty within the outpost jurisdiction to maintain law and order in view of the upcoming Kanwar Mela. While conducting checks and verifications at local hotels and dhabas, several kanwariyas informed us that a Muslim individual was serving tea, water, etc., to people using the identity of Gupta Chaat Bhandar in Narsan. It is creating a nuisance." It added, "Upon receiving information, we rushed to Gupta Chaat Bhandar and conducted an inspection. The owner of the chaat shop, Ashok Kumar, was present there. There was a counter there for tea, cold drinks with a board displaying the name Gupta Chaat Bhandar. At the counter, an individual named Gulfam was present. Upon scanning the QR code placed at the counter, it displayed the name of Gulfam. The shops displayed the name Gupta Chaat Bhandar, but there was no symbol, sign, or indication of Gulfam's identity." "It has been found that both Gulfam and Ashok Kumar have violated government-issued guidelines and have misled and deceived the general public through impersonation. Their actions... warrant a formal investigation," said the sub inspector. However, senior advocate of the Uttarakhand high court Kartikeya Hari Gupta said that the act in question does not fall under the legal definition of impersonation. "It's a simple business transaction between two individuals. Whosoever has any doubt about the identity of the food seller, should not go to his shop. Such actions by the police contribute to communal disharmony in society," he said. On Tuesday, the state government issued an order to mandate dhabas and eateries along the Kanwar routes to display registration certification and licence copies. "....all small traders, dhaba and cart operators should prominently display the photo identity card and registration certification and copy of licence at such a place at their establishments where the consumer can easily see the name of registered/licence holder/licence/registration number of the establishment," said the order signed by commissioner of food safety and drug administration R Rajesh Kumar. Kumar said that small vendors should display photo identification cards, and large vendors should display licences and registration certificates. Last year too, the Uttarakhand government had asked the shop owners along the Kanwar yatra route to display nameplates with their details....