PHAGWARA:The Nakodar city police have booked two food -civil supply inspectors
posted at Nakodar for embezzling wheat stored in the government
godowns.
The investigating officer (IO) Mandip Singh said that the accused have
been identified as inspectors Daljit Singh and Sukhjindar Singh posted
at Nakodar food- civil supplies office.
Controller food and civil supplies department Jalandhar Rahul Bassi
complained to the police complained to the police that the accused
embezzled wheat stored in the government godowns and during checking
of stores 6043.1 quintals of wheat was found less.
IO said a case under sections 419(punishment for cheating by
personation.) 420(cheating) and 380(theft in dwelling house) of the
Indian Penal Code has been registered against the accused after an
inquiry.