Archive · 11 Jun 2025
EOW Books 11 Rice Millers and 2 Officials in Seoni PDS Rice Scam
In Seoni, after seven years, investigators found that some rice mill owners and government officials were giving out bad rice through the Public Distribution System.
They made a plan to supply poor-quality rice but said it was good.
The officials involved were quality inspectors who did not catch the problem.
Now, the Economic Offenses Wing has filed a case against the mill owners and the officials.
No one has been arrested yet.
EOW in Seoni registered an FIR after a seven-year investigation into the supply of substandard rice.
The FIR names 11 millers and two government officials involved in the PDS rice scam.
The investigation revealed that mill owners and officials conspired to supply substandard rice.
The fraud was discovered when substandard rice was distributed through PDS shops.
No arrests have been made yet in connection with the case.
- Who
- 11 millers and 2 government officials.
- What
- EOW registered an FIR regarding the supply of substandard rice.
- When
- After a seven-year investigation in 2018.
- Where
- Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Supplied substandard rice under government quota in collusion.
Millers
Officials
Quality of rice supplied
Millers
Allegedly supplied substandard rice.
Officials
Government officials and other partners are guilty
- Incident
- PDS Rice Scam
- Investigation Duration
- 7 years
- FIR Registered By
- EOW, Jabalpur unit
- Charged Under
- IPC 420, 272, 120B; Essential Commodities Act 3/7
- Involved Officials
- Jagdish Giri Goswami and Vinay Pandey