A case has been registered against the Nardaha Co-operative Society and the Seller running a fair price shop in Nardaha village on the outskirts of Raipur after they were allegedly found to be involved in hoarding and black-marketing of rations.
The FIR in the case was registered after an inquiry was conducted on the direction of District Collector Thakur Ram Singh, Food Department officials here informed. The accused were booked under the relevant Sections of Essential Commodity Act 1955.
Assistant Food Officer, Abhanpur, Sanjay Dubey informed that during the inquiry it was found that ration cards were made based on false information.
Besides, two to six ration cards were found in one house and about 64 cards could not be verified due to absence of card holders. The seller of ration shop Alok Verma had allegedly swindled 232 quintals of food grains, six quintals of sugar and 12 quintals each of pulses and salt.
It was also found that rice was being sold at the rate of Rs 10 per kg in the ration shop. About 17 cards were seized from the seller while 161 cards were distributed twice. likewise name of 350 card holder was same, he said.