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Mirwaiz expresses concern over seizure of 1,600 kg rotten meat, seeks accountability

Srinagar, Nov 15 (UNI) Kashmir’ chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday expressed serious concern over the seizure of around 1,600 kilograms of rotten buffalo meat at Budgam Railway Station, questioning how such incidents continue despite public outrage and assurances of stringent safeguards by the authorities.
Mirwaiz said the seizure of unfit meat, this time from a railway cargo arriving from Delhi, has shocked people and raised serious concerns over food safety in Kashmir.
While commending the prompt action of police officers in this case, he questioned the failure of authorities to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.
“Yet, despite last year’s public outrage and assurances from the authorities of stringent safeguards and action against those involved, how does it continue unchecked? Why are those behind these practices not being exposed and strictly punished?” he asked in a post on X.
Mirwaiz said these questions are troubling people and causing anxiety, adding that the government must come clean on the issue and place all facts in the public domain.
He called for fixing accountability and taking strict action against those involved, saying this is necessary to restore public trust in the food people consume.
The statement comes a day after authorities seized and destroyed approximately 1,600 kilograms of buffalo meat found unfit for human consumption at Budgam Railway Station following violations of food safety norms.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Jammu and Kashmir, along with Railway Police, railway authorities and the Budgam district administration, carried out the operation after receiving specific information about a meat consignment being transported in a parcel train from Delhi.
During inspection, the Food Safety Department found that the mandatory cold-chain conditions had not been maintained, as adequate refrigeration or dry-ice arrangements were missing. The prescribed transportation temperature of minus 18 degrees Celsius or below had consequently not been ensured.
Preliminary testing through the Food Safety on Wheels facility indicated that the meat was unfit for human consumption. The entire consignment was subsequently seized and destroyed under the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
Earlier, SHO GRP Budgam Baynazir Iqbal said police had acted on a tip-off received on Friday and found 44 boxes of meat inside a parcel compartment whose ceiling had allegedly been broken open by the company owner.
Upon opening the boxes, police found rotten meat and immediately informed the Food Safety Department. A veterinary doctor subsequently examined the consignment and declared it unfit for consumption due to its foul smell.
The consignment was reportedly meant for delivery at Lasajan on the outskirts of Srinagar, with police stating that it was allegedly destined for a factory at Lajjan Bypass. A handler was detained in connection with the case.
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