Bhavnagar (Gujarat), Jun 19 (IANS): A raid at a marble godown by the district administration right here found tonnes of wheat and rice hidden.

The Bhavnagar collector’s group from Palitana on Saturday Evening time carried out the raid in marble godown and seized 12 metric tonnes of grains, collectively with wheat and rice. The civil currents group, which is investigating the case, suspect that the grains have been siphoned off from The general public Distribution System (PDS) meant for the poor and low income groups.

Palitana Authorities Magistrate and Mamlatdar Atul Bhatt said to the native media that they acquired inputs about this. He said, “Based mostly upon an information that some grain inventory was mendacity at Diamond Marble godown in Palitana, GIDC space, carried out a raid on Saturday Evening time, wright here we found 12,000 kilograms of wheat and rice.”

Bhatt further said the proprietor of the godown Did not current the buying for receipts or invoices, inventory register, and Pretty The completely different, they claimed to have purchased the grains from hawkers. This created suspicion as a Outcome of grains Aren’t purchased by hawkers Inside The world, Bhatt said. The division has seized grains and Shall be taken to The federal government godown. After recording the statements of the house proprietors, officers will examine the roots of the procurement, he said.

The officer said The probability Can’t be dominated out that grains meant for the PDS have been siphoned and purchased Inside the open market. “However this doubt Might be established solely after investigation,” he said. Palitana Metropolis police have been informationrmed Regarding the seizure and an official grievance in the direction of the diamond marble godown …….

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