Question

why did british ask the indian sepoys to use the fats of pig cow for cartridges?

Answer 1

The Indian sepoys were given a new type of rifles where they had to bite the cartridges which were greased with cows and pig's fat. This was done to release the gun powder. Earlier, the sepoys loaded the gun powder manually without biting the cartridges. This new system was considered to be more effective for the East India Company but the Hindu and the Muslim sepoys raised objections because it violated their religious sentiments.


The Indian sepoys were given a new type of rifles where they had to bite the cartridges which were greased with cows and pig's fat. This was done to release the gun powder. Earlier, the sepoys loaded the gun powder manually without biting the cartridges. This new system was considered to be more effective for the East India Company but the Hindu and the Muslim sepoys raised objections because it violated their religious sentiments.


The Indian sepoys were given a new type of rifles where they had to bite the cartridges which were greased with cows and pig's fat. This was done to release the gun powder. Earlier, the sepoys loaded the gun powder manually without biting the cartridges. This new system was considered to be more effective for the East India Company but the Hindu and the Muslim sepoys raised objections because it violated their religious sentiments.