 Early Times Report
SAMBA, Oct 12: Under the overall supervision of Senior Superintendent of Police Samba Benam Tosh, police has seized 48 sacks of Govt ration (wheat grains) each weighing 50 Kg at Katlai Samba and arrested two accused for pilferage, breach of trust and black marketing.
The arrested accused persons have been identified as Chuni Lal s/o Sant Ram r/o Katlai, Samba and Avtar Singh alias Manga s/o Sardar Singh r/o Katlai, Samba.
Government ration was seized by police party headed by Gazetted Police Officer in the presence of Executive Magistrate Ist Class from a private store of a private person concealed under tarpaulin.
A police party of police post Rakh Amb Tali headed by ASI Ashok Kumar was on patrolling duty when information was received by police party from reliable resources regarding pilferage & black-marketing of Govt ration supply. Thereafter, Deputy SP Garu Ram, Executive Magistrate Ist Class and Chowki Officer Rakh Amb Talli Davinder Singh also reached on the spot and seized 48 sacks of Govt ration (wheat grains) each weighing 50 Kg which were concealed by the accused persons under tarpaulin. A case FIR No. 241/2023 u/s 409,413 IPC, 3/7 Essential Commodities Act has been registered at Police Station Samba through Police Post Rakh Amb Talli and investigation is being monitored by Addl SP Samba Surinder Choudhary.
On the directions of Senior Superintendent of Police Samba Benam Tosh, police has launched special drive against the elements involved in pilferage, breach of trust, black marketing related scams in Samba district and accused are being arrested under law. |
