{"id":180949,"date":"2025-08-09T20:43:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T15:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=180949"},"modified":"2025-08-09T20:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T15:43:59","slug":"religious-leaders-in-iiojk-raise-alarm-over-rotten-meat-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/08\/09\/religious-leaders-in-iiojk-raise-alarm-over-rotten-meat-scandal.html","title":{"rendered":"Religious leaders in IIOJK raise alarm over rotten meat scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Srinagar: Prominent religious leaders in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have urged the public to exercise extreme caution while purchasing and consuming meat products, after Food Safety officials reportedly seized large quantities of rotten and foul-smelling meat from certain establishments.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, in a series of statements and sermons, clerics warned people against eating momos, kebabs, tikkas, and other meat dishes from unauthorised or unverified outlets.<\/p>\n

They stressed the need to ensure that meat is sourced only from animals slaughtered according to Islamic halal procedures and from suppliers whose authenticity is beyond doubt.<\/p>\n

MirwaizUmar Farooq expressed deep shock and anguish over the recent revelations that over 3,500 kilograms of rotten, unlabelled, and possibly unlawful meat was seized by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) from various locations in Kashmir.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are not merely health violations; they are violations of our religious boundaries and our shared values as a society,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Cleric Ahga Syed Hadi also raised questions over how certain meat-based food items are being sold at unusually low rates, casting doubt on the quality and source of the meat used.<\/p>\n

He also questioned the authorities on how such consignments managed to go unchecked before even entering the Valley.<\/p>\n

Maulana Masroor Ansari voiced strong objections to the lack of scrutiny over the source of such food items, blaming this negligence for a rise in health issues among the public in Kashmir. He urged both the authorities and consumers to remain vigilant, stressing that unchecked supplies of substandard meat and other products pose serious risks to community health.<\/p>\n

Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam, a day after issuing a fatwa against the consumption of such meat, said the authorities must verify if the meat being sold is fresh, halal, and not from prohibited animals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Srinagar: Prominent religious leaders in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have urged the public to exercise extreme caution while purchasing and consuming meat products, after Food Safety officials reportedly seized large quantities of rotten and foul-smelling meat from certain establishments. According to Kashmir Media Service, in a series of statements and sermons, clerics warned …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":180951,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-statements-form-kashmir"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t