As many as 500 meat shops in old Gurgaon were allegedly shut down by over 200 Shiv Sainiks for nine days on account of Navratri.
Gautam Saini, the president of the Shiv Sena, Gurgaon, said on Tuesday that they had asked the shop owners to shut their establishments every Tuesday till Navratri ends.
The Sena workers assembled at Palam Vihar and other areas on Tuesday and forced the closure of meat markets and dhabas.
However, ACP-PRO of Gurgaon police Manish Sehgal said some meats shops were shut down but they were later opened.
These shops had commercial licence to sell meat. Strict action would be taken against those forcing closure of shops illegally, he said.
