MUMBAI: Nearly Rs 2.70 crore worth rice meant for the central govt’s mid-day meal (MDM) scheme for college children was seized from a godown on Ghodbunder Road in Thane. The rice was stocked on the market within the open marketplace.
While the raid was carried out on December 25, Kashimira police on Sunday arrested the owners of Mahadev Food Agro Mill, Narendra Rane, Dilip Thakkar and Ashok Thakkar on Sunday. Four other suspects are absconding.
Bhayander assistant superintendent of police Atul Kulkarni, along side his team, raided the godown and seized 12,035 gunny baggage containing the foodgrain. Each 50 kg bag had the stamp of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), Punjab. The crop yr mentioned was 2017-18.
Investigations revealed the rice was allocated beneath the MDM scheme. Instead of transporting it to the beneficiary schools, it have been offloaded at the mill. Around 10 vehicles loaded with foodgrain, parked out of doors the mill, had been additionally seized.
The owners claimed the rice had arrived at the mill for cleaning and polishing and would then be transported to the schools. The owners, then again, weren't in a position to provide main points of the schools the place the rice needed to be delivered. Police seized two machines used for cleaning and sorting the rice. Police mentioned the mill did not have licence to retailer foodgrains procured from the FCI.
Police mentioned the rice was polished and packed in contemporary gunny baggage to be offered within the open marketplace.
The Thane classes court has remanded the accused to police custody till January 5.
While the raid was carried out on December 25, Kashimira police on Sunday arrested the owners of Mahadev Food Agro Mill, Narendra Rane, Dilip Thakkar and Ashok Thakkar on Sunday. Four other suspects are absconding.
Bhayander assistant superintendent of police Atul Kulkarni, along side his team, raided the godown and seized 12,035 gunny baggage containing the foodgrain. Each 50 kg bag had the stamp of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), Punjab. The crop yr mentioned was 2017-18.
Investigations revealed the rice was allocated beneath the MDM scheme. Instead of transporting it to the beneficiary schools, it have been offloaded at the mill. Around 10 vehicles loaded with foodgrain, parked out of doors the mill, had been additionally seized.
The owners claimed the rice had arrived at the mill for cleaning and polishing and would then be transported to the schools. The owners, then again, weren't in a position to provide main points of the schools the place the rice needed to be delivered. Police seized two machines used for cleaning and sorting the rice. Police mentioned the mill did not have licence to retailer foodgrains procured from the FCI.
Police mentioned the rice was polished and packed in contemporary gunny baggage to be offered within the open marketplace.
The Thane classes court has remanded the accused to police custody till January 5.
Rs 2.7 crore rice meant for mid-day meal scheme seized, 3 arrested
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