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Paddy Procurement Scam Uncovered in Chhattisgarh, In-Charge Arrested

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New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) In a startling case of paddy procurement scam running into crores, an in-charge of a paddy procurement centre in Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh was apprehended by the district police on Thursday. The accused, Gangadhar Jagat, who has been put behind bars now, is accused of embezzling 3,742 quintals (9,355 sacks) of paddy belonging to farmers.The nature of the multi-crore paddy scam by the paddy procurement centre in charge has sent shockwaves through the co-operativ…