12,000 bags of rice seized in Kapurthala

Chandigarh, September 30 Even as the department seized 12,000 bags of rice illegally stored at a sheller in Kapurthala today, Food Supplies Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu said anyone found involved in the act would be dealt with as per law....

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 11:36 AM Oct 01, 2021 IST

Chandigarh, September 30

Even as the department seized 12,000 bags of rice illegally stored at a sheller in Kapurthala today, Food Supplies Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu said anyone found involved in the act would be dealt with as per law. The minister also directed the department to increase vigil. A department team had raided Gopal Rice Mill, Kapurthala, and seized 12,000 bags of rice worth Rs 2 crore, he said, adding that it was likely to be passed off as shelled rice. — TNS