Kaithal rice miller booked for not returning CMR to govt
The Kaithal police have filed a case against M/S Himank Rice Land and its guarantor, Jai Bhagwan, for failing to return custom milled rice (CMR) to the government for the 2023-24 paddy season, causing a loss of approximately ₹1.8 crore to the state. The complaint, lodged by Food and Supplies Department inspector Deepak Kumar, highlights that the mill, owned by Aman Mittal, did not comply with the custom milling policy, leading to the loss of CMR and the destruction of government sacks valued at ₹3.91 lakh.
The Kaithal police have registered a case against M/S Himank Rice Land, a local rice miller and his guarantor for allegedly not returning custom milled rice (CMR) to government for the paddy season 2023-24, resulting in a loss of about ₹1.8 crore to the state exchequer.
The case was lodged against mill owner Aman Mittal and Jai Bhagwan, his guarantor on the complaint of Food and Supplies Department inspector Deepak Kumar at Kaithal City police station.
Under the custom milling policy of the state government, rice millers are supposed to deliver the CMR to the Food Corporation of India (FCI) within the stipulated time.
However, the inspector said that the particular mill failed to do so fully last season despite notices that led to the loss.
Not only this, he said that the mills also destroyed the bardana (sacks) of the department worth ₹3.91 lakh.
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