2 rice millers in vigilance net

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Press Trust of India Moga
Last Updated : Jul 02 2015 | 7:57 PM IST
Two rice millers form villages Ajitwal and Kokri Kalan in the district were arrested today by sleuths of Punjab Vigilance Bureau on charge of embezzling paddy worth Rs 17 crore, an official has said.
The millers had cheated Punjab Agro Food Corporation as it had stocked paddy on the premises of the rice mills, the official said, adding, on an enquiry it was found that grain worth Rs 17 crore was missing from the stock for custom milling.
While Ajitwal miller Manoj Jain, and one of the owner of mill at Kokari Kalan Kunal Bansal have been arrested, his partner Ashish is absconding, he said.
A case of cheating was registered against the three millers on July 15, 2014 after they failed to deliver the custom milling paddy, he added.
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First Published: Jul 02 2015 | 7:57 PM IST

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