Mahesh Sharma Mandi Ahmedgarh May 6 The Ahmedgarh police today have initiated a probe into an incident in which a commission agent of the local town has allegedly absconded after committing theft of 165500 quintals of wheat procured through him by the State Warehouse Corporation. According to the bills generated by the accused the state agency has also made payments worth Rs 1200800 to farmers. The firm identified as Pritpal Singh and Sons of Ahmedgarh has been booked under Sections 406 and 120B of the IPC. The complaint Paramvir Mittal State Warehouse Corporation manager registered a case with Ahmedgarh SDM Dev Darashdeep Singh on Tuesday. The agency had purchased a total of 1216 bags (60800 quintals) of wheat through Pritpal Singh and Sons on April 18 and as many as 2094 bags (104700 quintal) were procured on April 20. The commission agent failed to deliver both consignments despite repeated reminders by the officials of the procurement agency. Officials at the city police station said a special team had been constituted to raid hideouts of the accused.

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