FIR In UP Against Firms 'Forging' Halal Certification. Report Says Yogi Govt May Ban Halal-Certified Products

Uttar Pradesh Police initiated legal action against companies accused of selling products by forging Halal-certified documents to exploit religious sentiments for financial gains. The UP government is contemplating a statewide ban.

Image used for representational purposes only | A complainant alleged that companies are resorting to deceptive practices by issuing Halal certificates without proper authority.

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The Uttar Pradesh Police has received a complaint against companies accused of selling products by forging Halal-certified documents to exploit religious sentiments for financial gains. A complaint filed by Shailendra Sharma in Hazratganj Kotwali prompted the registration of an FIR under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. The police initiated legal action against companies, including Halal India Private Limited in Chennai, Jamiat Ulema Hind Halal Trust in Delhi, Halal Council of India in Mumbai, and Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra in Mumbai, news agency ANI reported.

Sharma alleged that these companies, by issuing Halal certificates without proper authority and resorting to deceptive practices, are making unjust profits and betraying public trust. He claimed that the companies are manipulating a particular community through coded forms and failing to adhere to prescribed standards.

"Unfair profits are being earned by the above-mentioned companies by issuing Halal certificates through forged documents without any authority. Besides, public trust is also being played with. To influence a particular section, these companies are propagating using coded forms, and the prescribed standards are also not being followed," the complainant stated, as quoted by ANI.

UP Govt Mulling Statewide Ban On Products Sold With Halal Certificates: Report

The Uttar Pradesh government is contemplating a statewide ban on products sold with Halal certificates, The Indian Express reported a government spokesperson as informing. 

"A ban is likely to be brought in for the sale of such products," the government spokesperson said, as quoted by IE.

The move aims to address concerns that some companies are exploiting religious sentiments to boost sales among specific communities, prompting accusations of playing with public faith.

The case against Halal India Private Limited, Chennai; Jamiat Ullema Hind Halal Trust, New Delhi; Halal Council of India, Mumbai; and Jamiat Ullema, Mumbai, also includes allegations against unidentified manufacturing companies accused of indulging in "anti-national conspiracy", individuals claimed to be "funding terror outfits", the IE report stated.

The case has been registered under various sections of the IPC, including criminal conspiracy, promoting enmity between different groups, forgery, cheating, and uttering words with the deliberate intent to wound religious feelings.

Meanwhile, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, one of the companies accused in the matter, stated that it operates in adherence to government regulations on Halal certification.

"We adhere to government regulations, as emphasized in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry notification, requiring all Halal Certification bodies to be registered by NABCB (National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies under Quality Council of India), a milestone that Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind Halal Trust has achieved," it mentioned in a statement.

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