Indore (Madhya Pradesh): In a major action against the black-marketing of government-distributed ration, the food department has registered an FIR against four individuals after seizing large quantities of illegally stored wheat and fortified rice from a warehouse in Arihant Nagar.

Acting on complaints of illegal stockpiling and diversion of Public Distribution System (PDS) grains, officials raided a private warehouse where wheat and rice were found stored without any valid documentation. The warehouse had been rented and operated by Rajesh Verma for personal grain trading.

During the inspection, Verma and his accountant Sonu Rajput admitted that the grains had been purchased from various auto-rickshaw drivers who supplied the stock to the warehouse. A passenger auto parked on the premi

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