The Ambala (Harayana) police have registered a case against fertiliser dealers under sections of the Essential Commodities Act and cheating after officials of agriculture and farmers’ welfare department found 500 bags of DAP missing from the stock during an inspection of Shriram Pesticide last month.
The case has been registered at the Naggal police station under Sections 7 and 10 of the Essential Commodities Act and 420 of the IPC against Satish Singla and Shubham on the complaint of the quality control inspector.
Sources said following repeated complaints by farmers regarding the shortage of DAP, the department had recently conducted inspections of the fertiliser dealers. During inspection of Shriram Pesticide, 500 bags of DAP were found missing from the stock and the dealer failed to give a satisfactory reply regarding the missing stock, following which the licence of the firm was suspended for 15 days and the recommendation was made for lodging a case against the firm.
The department official said it was being apprehended that some dealers were involved in black marketing and had been selling fertiliser to other states illegally.
Deputy Director Agriculture Dr Girish Nagpal said, “During inspection, 500 bags were found missing from the stock of Shriram Pesticide and the dealer failed to give any satisfactory reply. A show-cause notice was also issued and the dealer even failed to provide the list of the farmers to whom the bags were issued. The department has been doing random inspections in the district. The companies supplying fertiliser were also apprised of the suspension of licences. The dealers even can’t force the farmers to purchase other products along with the DAP and if any complaint is received, action will be taken against the dealers.”
Dealer’s licence cancelled
During the inspection of Shriram Pesticide, 500 bags of DAP were found missing and the dealer failed to give a satisfactory reply regarding the missing stock, following which the licence of the firm was suspended for 15 days and the recommendation was made for lodging a case against the firm.
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