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Paddy @ Rs 32 Cr Embezzled in Sikh’s Vetican City -Amritsar

[Chd,Pb]Paddy @ Rs 32 Cr Embezzled in Sikh’s Vetican City -Amritsar.Owner of The Tainted Rice Mill Owns Rs 125 Cr Bank Loan
Over 2.50 lakh bags of paddy worth Rs 32 crore were found to be missing from a rice mill in Amritsar during an inquiry by Punjab’s Food and Civil Supplies Department
The department has also placed 12 officials including Amritsar district food and supplies controller (DFSC) under suspension for alleged dereliction of duty.
The owner of the rice mill was absconding, adding that the department would move court to attach the owner’s properties to recover the cost of the embezzled paddy
Meanwhile, the Punjab National Bank today said it will also get an FIR lodged against the rice mill owner to whom it had extended a loan of Rs 125 crore.
Over 14 lakh bags of paddy stock for the Kharif marketing season 2017-18 was allotted to the rice miller for converting into rice, the Food and Civil Supplies department official said, adding that physical verification of the stock was conducted while acting on a tip-off.