Two FIRs have been registered against two PACS presidents after a scam of Rs 4,607,359.24 were unearthed in the Garhwa district.
According to a complaint filed by the Cooperative Officer Manoj Kumar Gupta a total of 50, 915. 12 quintals worth Rs.105,292,468.16 of paddy was purchased by the President of Pipardih PACS for the marketing season 2020 - 2021. All the paddy rice meal was to be handed over, but only 50073.12 quintals worth Rs.103,551,212.16 of paddy were sent to the rice mill by the PACS president. The storage register, purchase register, stock register and site check revealed that 846 quintals worth 1,749,528 of paddy are missing from the PACS stock. Due to which the payments of many farmers are pending. Farmers are constantly making rounds of the office for payment. Prima facie it appears that the paddy has been sold in the market by the packs president.
Similarly, 12953.46 quintal worth Rs. 26,787,755.28 of paddy was purchased by Manjhiaon PACS President Nisha Devi from farmers but only 11,171.53 quintals worth Rs. 23,102,724.04 of paddy were made available to the rice mill by the President, while the rest of the purchased paddy was also sent to the market by the farmers to purchase their paddy. They are constantly circling the office for the money. About 1381.93 quintals worth Rs.2,857,831.24 of paddy has been embezzled.
Manjhiaon thana in-charge Kamlesh Kumar said that FIR lodged against them for financial irregularities, cheating with farmers and disobeying government orders and adding FIR registered under sections of 496/407/409/and 420 IPC under PS case no. 119/ 22.