EXPLAINER:Grain drain: How wheat siphoning at govt godown exposed monitoring system gaps
In yet another incident of buffer stock theft, Inspector arrested after Civil Supplies Minister’s intervention
Karnal, Updated At : 06:46 AM Sep 12, 2025 IST
A team inspects stock at a Kunjpura godown.
The arrest of an Inspector over the alleged embezzlement of wheat stock worth Rs 68 lakh from a Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department godown has, once again, brought to the fore the issue of government wheat being siphoned off from buffer stock, meant for supply to ration depots for the poor.
