Truck smuggling UP paddy into Punjab intercepted at Dudhan Sadhan; FIR lodged

Patiala: Punjab Market Committee and food and civil supplies department officials intercepted a truck carrying undocumented PR paddy from Uttar Pradesh at Dudhan Sadhan interstate barrier around 7.40pm on Thursday. Police registered an FIR and took custody of the vehicle and its occupants.The action followed Punjab govt directives to prevent traders from bringing cheaper grain from other states into local mandis to claim MSP during the ongoing Kharif marketing season.The joint checking operation was conducted following directions from deputy general manager Rajnish Goel.Officials said Ramesh Lal, a resident of Ramana Ramani in Haryana’s Karnal district, was travelling with the driver. On questioning, he revealed that the consignment UP’s Hardoi was bound for Patiala.Neither occupant could produce mandatory transit documents, market fee receipts or e-way bills, officials said.Following a market committee complaint, police registered a case under the BNS.Jindal said multi-department teams had been deployed round the clock at vulnerable border crossings and checkpoints. He warned of strict action against traders, commission agents or transporters attempting to bring unauthorised grain into local markets.He urged farmers, traders and residents to report suspicious grain movements, assuring them that informants’ identities would remain confidential.Goel also conducted surprise inspections at grain markets in Gharam, Devigarh and Dudhan Sadhan, checking physical arrivals against commission agents’ heap registers and reviewing procurement operations.You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Chandigarh | Silver Rate in Chandigarh | Bank Holidays in Chandigarh | Public Holidays in Chandigarh | Chandigarh AQI | Weather in Chandigarh | Petrol Price in Chandigarh | Diesel Price in Chandigarh | CNG Price in Chandigarh | LPG Price in ChandigarhStay updated with the latest Chandigarh news. Download the TOI App.