Crime branch officers raided a grain merchant’s godown in Bharat Nagar, Kalamna, Nagpur and seized illegally stocked food grains worth over Rs. 40 lakh meant for public distribution through fair price shops on Tuesday.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Anup Kumar Singh got information that Durgesh Kesharwani in connivance with some others wa allegedly selling tones of food grain meant for distribution to people below poverty line through fair price shops in open market. Singh’s informer also told him that kesharwani had illegally stocked huge quantity of rice and wheat after procuring from the Food Corporation Of India’s (FCI) godown. Accordingly, Crime Branch team raided the godown, Cops found more than 2200 bags of wheat and 1600 bags of rice illegally stocked in the godown.
An offence under Sections Section 7 and 8 of Essential Commodity Act have been registered against the grain merchant and others at Kalamna Police Station, Nagpur.
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