Srinagar, Aug. 13 -- Authorities conducted raids at multiple locations in the city here on Tuesday as part of a crackdown on rotten and adulterated meat in the Kashmir valley.

"In a joint operation, the Srinagar Police and the Food Safety Department conducted raids at multiple locations across the city, targeting vendors suspected of selling unhygienic and expired meat products," a police spokesperson said.

He said during the operation, substantial quantities of rotten meat were seized and destroyed on the spot under the relevant sections of the Food Safety and Standards Act.

In one such action, the Srinagar Police, in collaboration with officials of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), raided a cold-storage unit i...