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Rotten Meat Sellers In Kashmir Face Jail, Fines, Licence Loss
Kashmir Observer
|SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 ISSUE
Rotten meat sellers in Kashmir are facing harsh legal action under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 and the Food Safety and Standards Act, with authorities treating the offence as a direct crime against public health rather than a routine market violation.
Police have begun invoking multiple provisions of the new penal code that bring both custodial sentences and financial penalties into play.
This story is from the SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 ISSUE edition of Kashmir Observer.
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