1,600 kg of suspected rotten meat recovered from railway cargo in Budgam
15/11/2026
Srinagar, Nov 14: Railway Police have recovered around 1,600 kilograms of suspected rotten meat from a railway cargo train at Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday.
The meat, transported from Delhi in 44 boxes, was allegedly meant for distribution in the Kashmir Valley.
Railway Police SHO Baynazir Iqbal told reporters that police acted on information received from reliable sources that a parcel train arriving from Delhi was carrying rotten meat in its front bogie.
She said the boxes contained meat labelled as buffalo meat, but the consignment was transported without a proper refrigeration system or the mandatory supporting documents.
Iqbal said the consignment was not accompanied by the required documentation, including details of the slaughterhouse, a veterinary certificate and certification from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
The railway police have registered an FIR under Section 271 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), she said.
The Food Safety and Standards Department and the Budgam tehsildar were informed and reached the spot. The consignment was subsequently seized and is being destroyed, the SHO added.
The recovery comes amid concerns over the sale of unsafe meat in the Valley. Last year, raids by police and food safety authorities at several locations and eateries had led to the recovery of more than 12,000 kilograms of meat declared unfit for human consumption.
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