Rice, wheat for black market seized, 3 held

Meerut | Tuesday | 18th July, 2017

Summary:

They were taking the PDS grains to a private flour mill or ration shop from where it would have been sold in the black market. We spotted three labourers loading a mini truck with sacks of wheat and rice from a ration dealer’s shop. Meerut: As many as 44 sacks containing 10 quintals of rice, and 12 quintals of wheat to be sold in the black market were seized by Meerut police on Monday night.The seizure was made when a police patrol team checked a mini truck in which three labourers were spotted loading the rice and wheat sacks from a ration dealer’s shop. Only when we get a nod in this regard from the SDM, we will be able to file an FIR. Since the documentation is underway, the three labourers will remain in our custody,” said Ojaswi..