Non-veg food NOT banned, says IIT Bombay

IIT Bombay on Sunday morning has issued a statement clarifying that the Institute has not banned non-veg food in the campus as reported by few publications.

A letter was issued to the caterer of a cafeteria atop Civil Engineering Department for purely health and safety reasons as he was serving stale food, read the statement released by IIT PRO.

Earlier, a circular was released by the Institute authorities intimating students and mess authorities that non-veg food items have been strictly banned and such items should not be served in the cafeteria.  

Students were also instructed to use separate plates for non-vegetarian food in the hostel mess.