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Former Khanapur MLA Booked Over ₹40.96 Crore Paddy Shortage
Police in Khanapur registered a case involving former MLA Ajmeera Rekha Naik and her rice mill, ARS Industries.
The mill had received paddy from the government.
Officials checked the mill and said some of the paddy was missing.
They also said the mill had not supplied the required processed rice for three seasons.
The reported missing paddy weighed 9,639.962 metric tonnes.
Its estimated value was about ₹40.96 crore.
The complaint was filed by a district official from the Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation.
The case alleges that government supplies were misappropriated, but the registration of a case does not establish guilt.
Khanapur police registered a case against former MLA Ajmeera Rekha Naik and ARS Industries.
The case followed a complaint by Satyanarayana, Nirmal district manager of the Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation.
Officials allegedly found that government paddy supplied to the mill was missing from its premises.
The mill allegedly failed to deliver required custom-milled rice to the government for three seasons.
The reported shortage was 9,639.962 metric tonnes of paddy, valued at ₹40,96,96,847.
- Who
- Former MLA Ajmeera Rekha Naik, ARS Industries, and Satyanarayana, the Nirmal district manager of the Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation, are named in the report.
- What
- Khanapur police registered a case alleging misappropriation of government paddy and non-delivery of required custom-milled rice.
- Where
- ARS Industries, located in Sattenapally village of Khanapur mandal in Nirmal district.
- When
- The case was registered on Wednesday; the paddy allocations covered Rabi seasons 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25.
- Why
- Officials reportedly found 9,639.962 metric tonnes of government paddy missing and said required milled rice had not been delivered for three seasons.
Key facts
- Reported value
- ₹40,96,96,847, or about ₹40.96 crore
- Reported shortage
- 9,639.962 metric tonnes of government paddy
- Mill
- ARS Industries
- Mill owner named
- Former MLA Ajmeera Rekha Naik
- Complainant
- Satyanarayana, Nirmal district manager of the Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation
- Police station
- Khanapur police, Nirmal district
- Legal provisions
- Sections 316(2), 316(5), and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955
Sources
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