SIT arrests rice mill owner in paddy embezzlement case

The district police have arrested the owner of a rice mill for allegedly committing embezzlement in the paddy allotted to his rice mills by government agencies.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajat Gulia said that the rice mill owner, identified as Sandeep Singla, was arrested from Rajasthan.

He said that Singla was produced before a court in Vyaspur sub-division of the district on Tuesday evening and the court sent him to six-day police remand.

According to the information available, the authorities of District Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Yamunanagar, and HAFED got three FIRs registered on different dates in November against rice miller Sandeep Singla and his wife after short stock of allotted paddy was found in their seven rice mills located in Yamunanagar district.

On the directions of Superintendent of Police Kamaldeep Goyal, a special investigation team (SIT) led by DSP Rajat Gulia has been formed to investigate this case.

After the embezzlement in paddy allotted to the rice mills of Sandeep Singla and his wife came to light, Jatin Mittal, District Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Controller, Yamunanagar, had written a letter to the Deputy Commissioner requesting him to attach the properties of the couple for committing embezzlement in allotted paddy.