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PDS rice sold in open market at Ukhrul
Source: The Sangai Express
Ukhrul, September 09 2016:
A team of Ukhrul police and United Hunphun Phungcham Youth Front (UHPYF) during a surprise checking today discovered that PDS rice were being sold in open market of Ukhrul town, our correspondent reports.
Ukhrul police had arrested two CAF & PD officers from Ukhrul in July in connection with the pilferage of monthly PDS rice allocated to Ukhrul district.
Apart from the PDS rice, at least 30 grocery shops of Ukhrul town were found selling expired goods during the inspection.
According to the shopkeepers, the PDS rice were bought at a whole sale rate of Rs 950 per bag and sold at Rs 1050 or even more.
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The shopkeepers have been warned to stop selling PDS rice in the market.
In case they continue with the unethical practice, they will be booked according to NFS Act, police said.
The joint team of Ukhrul police and UHPYF volunteers also seized expired groceries like biscuits, sweets, fruit juice, mustard oil etc worth more than Rs 50,000 from different shops in the town.
According to the police, majority of the shop owners were non locals.
They have been taken into police custody for further investigation, this correspondent reports.
All of them would be produced before the CJM Court, Ukhrul tomorrow.
Ukhrul police have urged all the people to inform police station if they come across shops selling expired goods.
The team was led by SDPO Daiho and O/C, Ukhrul P/S Hopkinson Chiphang.
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