Subsidised rice varieties repackaged and sold as popular brands recovered in Srinagar

The authorities in Srinagar Sunday raided a residentialhouse at Kralkhud area in the old city where subsidised rice sold at governmentfair price stores was repackaged into bags of popular rice brands.

The raid was carried out after a tip-off about thefraudulent dealing. Executive magistrate M A Shah conducted the raid aftergetting a search warrant recovering a cache of subsidised rice being repackagedat the site, said an official.

   

The culprits were arrested and an investigation into thematter has been initiated, he said.

District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary whohas directed for a sustained campaign against unlawful business dealingsincluding food adulteration and profiteering in the district said the culpritswill be handed due punishments.

He said official involvement in the illegal dealing is alsobeing investigated assuring of the toughest punishment to the guilty.

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