Srinagar, Aug. 16 -- According to officials of the Food Safety Department said that the seized stock included over 8,000 kgs in Kashmir and more than 3,000 kgs in Jammu, much of it found unbranded, improperly stored or dumped on roadsides.

"The consignments were declared unfit for human consumption and subsequently destroyed," the officials said, as per news agency KNO.

As per the officials, the operation has also led to the sealing of two establishments and the registration of cases against the offenders. "Wherever we found unsafe or decomposed meat, it was seized and destroyed. Two establishments have already been locked by police and cases have been registered against them," a senior official said.

Notably, the seizures have highlig...