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Pungrain inspector held for 'missing' wheat

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Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 30

The Vigilance Bureau (VB) today arrested Pungrain inspector Bikramjit Singh for siphoning off a huge stock of wheat stored in godowns, resulting in losses of over Rs 1.24 crore, when he was in-charge of Pungrain godowns at Khadoor Sahib, Tarn Taran district. The accused, currently posted in Gurdaspur, has been suspended.

The VB said it conducted a surprise inspections at Pungrain godowns in Khadoor Sahib and found that wheat stocks there were short by 760 and 229 quintals, respectively, during 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. The missing grain was worth Rs 1,24,93,709.

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