Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh): The government has incurred a loss of over Rs 1 crore because a rice miller in Balaghat has allegedly sold 4,546 quintals of rice in the black market.

The rice miller received 23,814 quintals of paddy for custom milling in 2024-25, but it deposited only 11,568 quintals of rice.

It came to light that the rice miller manipulated 6,487 quintals of paddy.

According to reports, the rice millers in the district get paddy for custom milling, but they black-market rice after custom milling of paddy.

They collect poor-quality rice from other places and supply it to the government.

Earlier, the guilty rice millers were let off the hook with a mild warning, but this year, the administration has acted against it.

According to reports, the officials found 6,487.97 quin

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