Who is Navneet Kalra?

Navneet Kalra is the owner of Khan Chacha Restaurant.

Khan Chacha is owned by Navneet Kalra, who is a renowned Delhi businessman and a Page 3 socialite. Kalra leads a lavish lifestyle and his social media accounts are proof of the same. He owns restaurants Town Hall, Mr Choy, Nege and Ju, apart from the most famous Khan Chacha.

Navneet Kalra also owns Dayal Opticals

Two days after Delhi Police conducted raids at three upscale restaurants in Delhi and recovered 524 oxygen concentrators..

Delhi Police has also recovered an audio clip where businessman Navneet Kalra, the owner of all three restaurants, is purportedly heard discussing the allotment of the oxygen concentrators.

Khan Chacha is owned by Navneet Kalra, who is a renowned Delhi businessman and a Page 3 socialite. Kalra leads a lavish lifestyle and his social media accounts are proof of the same. He owns restaurants Town Hall, Mr Choy, Nege and Ju, apart from the most famous Khan Chacha.

Khan Chacha brand was not always owned by Navneet Kalra. The eatery, which has now become a chain, was first started by Haji Banda Hasan or “Khan Chacha” in 1972 in the bylanes of the Khan Market. Over the years, it grew from being a small stall in the back lane to a brand to reckon with as everyone from students to celebrities flocked there to grab a bite.

As Haji Banda Hasan’s sons Javed and Saleem joined the business, they expanded. In 2010, the family joined hands with Navneet Kalra. For some years, the partnership flourished only to end in a split. The two sides fought a bitter court battle over ‘Khan Chacha trademark’. Kalra claimed that Haji Banda Hasan and his sons had signed over the rights to the brand name to him, while they alleged that the documents were forged.

Following his arrest, the Delhi Police said that Matrix Cellular had received a consignment of 650 oxygen concentrators, of which 524 have been recovered. The accused was selling the concentrators to a few for and at an exorbitant cost of Rs 71,000.

The recovery comes days after the arrest of four men of his close associates Gaurav, Satish Sethi, Vikrant and Hitesh from a restaurant-cum-bar in south Delhi’s Lodhi Colony area who were allegedly involved in hoarding and black marketing oxygen concentrators.