Yesterday night, Cafe Aylanto was sealed after a raid at the restaurant in Gulberg, Lahore. After recovering numerous alcohol bottles that were allegedly being served, the restaurant was “temporarily closed” and the staff was arrested.
People are calling the sealing of Aylanto “bizarre”
The raid and sealing of cafe aylanto Lahore is bizarre. On the one hand we want to draw in tourism, on the other punjab’s rogue police force is attacking restaurants and treating citizens like criminals. 🇵🇰 won’t get anywhere in a culturally stifling environment @ImranKhanPTI
— khadijah shah (@khadijah_shah) September 7, 2019
People are also calling out the police, saying the raid wasn’t really about moral or legal concerns
The police always picks easy targets and parades them around like they've just ended all crime. Also, Aylanto has been serving for years so this doesn't seem like a moral or legal concern but rather one that involves a dispute over payoffs
— Ralph (@getrektralph) September 7, 2019
People are outraged at the way waiters have been made the focal point of the raid
In a recent raid at Aylanto, this mfkn @PunjabPolicePaK assembled the waiters in a line & took their pictures and videos with the alcohol bottles lined up in front of them. WHAT THE F*CK
— Safia Mahmood (@Safia_Mahmood) September 7, 2019
They are questioning the arrest of the waiters
Why are you taking action against the waiters for this? https://t.co/ETPK3WG6l6
— Usman Ahmad (@UsmanAhmad_iam) September 7, 2019
People are furious that the waiters, who were simply doing their job, are being thrown under the bus
Elite owner of Cafe Aylanto has alcohol in his restaurant which is consumed by elite customers.
The lower class staff which serves the alcohol gets arrested by the police and their faces plastered all over social media.
— jaddu jesa alien (@hassamt1) September 7, 2019
Why were the waiters arrested at all? They do not buy or sell the alcohol, they literally just serve it as they are told. This is unbelievably cruel. Using the poor as fall guys for the elite has to stop at some point. https://t.co/UNkJf2McVB
— Nuzhat S. Siddiqi (@guldaar) September 7, 2019
Aylanto incident – why has the poor staff been made to stand in front of a few bottles and then shown being taken away in police vehicles?
I am sure we would have reacted differently if the photos were those of the owners and the customers!
Also – why single out just Aylanto?
— Taimur Malik (@taimur_malik) September 7, 2019
People are wondering if the upper class would ever be held accountable
Wait they arrested the waiters from Aylanto??
Fuck the upper class man. Why tf would you punish poor working class people?? They don't even call the shots??— 🥨 (@vordwomitt) September 7, 2019
People are demanding equal accountability
Arrest the damn owner https://t.co/dpbQNfMXlO
— Sarah (@itsSarahAman) September 7, 2019
ایکسائز ڈپارٹمنٹ لاہور نے Café Aylanto کو شراب بیچنے پر سیل کر دیا۔اچھا اقدام ہے ایک تو بغیر اجازت بیچنا اور دوسرا یہاں مائنر بچے بھی بہت جاتے ہیں۔یہ وڈیو مجھے وٹس ایپ سے ملی ہے۔ صرف غریب ویٹروں کو ہی مت پکڑیں۔ مالک اور منیجر کو بھی پکڑیں۔ امیر غریب پر یکساں قانون نافذ کریں pic.twitter.com/71UI23B8ZH
— Dr. Shahbaz GiLL (@SHABAZGIL) September 7, 2019
It was also pointed out how heinous crimes are put aside
Punjab police just sealed Aylanto gulberg because they serve alcohol. Glad to see that even when rates of abuse, rape, assault and robbery are rising the Punjab police has its priorities straight
— Ralph (@getrektralph) September 7, 2019
People are also coming out to say that the raid probably happened because the restaurant forgot to share their ‘contribution’
Im guessing aylanto forgot to pay their monthly goodwill contribution OR a pea brained sarkari was refused a discount /weekend reservation
— A Mullick (@atifmullick) September 7, 2019
We reached out to Cafe Aylanto for their statement and they confirmed the temporary closure:
“We can confirm that the restaurant is temporarily closed – beyond that we cannot say much more as there is still an ongoing gathering of information. In the meanwhile, we would appreciate it if everyone stop conjecturing and making irresponsible loose comments. We are very shocked ourselves and are trying to get the facts together. Thank you for your support.”
Let’s see what the future holds for Cafe Aylanto and for other similar restaurants. What do you guys think about it? Let us know in the comments.
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