Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Four Booked for Illegal Rice, Wheat Storage in Indore
In Indore, four men were caught storing and selling rice and wheat illegally.
The Food Department raided a warehouse and found 101 sacks of rice and 127 sacks of wheat without proper documents.
The men involved were Rajesh Verma, Sonu Rajput, Murtuza Khan, and Hemraj Yadav.
They were booked by the police.
The rice was meant for a government program to help people, but these men were selling it illegally.
The department had been watching them for days before the raid.
Four men were booked for illegal storage and trade of fortified rice and wheat in Indore.
A raid at a warehouse in Jambudi Hapsi, Arihant Nagar, revealed 101 sacks of fortified rice and 127 sacks of wheat.
The rice was meant for the Public Distribution System (PDS), and the wheat had no proper documents.
The men involved were Rajesh Verma, Sonu Rajput, Murtuza Khan, and Hemraj Yadav.
The Food and Civil Supplies Department had been monitoring the operation for days before the raid.
- Who
- Rajesh Verma, Sonu Rajput, Murtuza Khan, and Hemraj Yadav
- What
- Illegal storage and trade of fortified rice and wheat
- When
- Tuesday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- To avoid detection and for illegal profit
- Location
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Number of People Booked
- 4
- Rice Seized
- 101 sacks
- Wheat Seized
- 127 sacks
- Warehouse Location
- Jambudi Hapsi, Arihant Nagar
- Complainant
- Food and Civil Supplies Department
- Police Station
- Gandhi Nagar