Black marketing PDS items
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 25 2012:
In its successive drive against black marketers, the Imphal West district police detected a group of gang involved in hoarding PDS items in the black market including SK oil, during a special drive conducted at Khurkhul.
A statement issued by the SP of Imphal West informed that 34 KL of SK Oil with two tankers were recovered from two locations in Khurkhul areas during the drive.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the controlled PDS items were meant to be distributed to the ration card holders of Kangpokpi areas but the same have been sold out by the concerned dealers to the black marketers who will sell later on at exorbitant price, the statement said.
Two cases have been taken up under Essential Commodity Act against the culprits at Sekmai PS and investigation is on, the SP statement informed.