In spite of strict checking on the Haryana-Uttar Pradesh border by the district administration, paddy from the neighbouring state continues to arrive at grain markets in Karnal, Gharaunda, Kunjpura, Indri, Taraori, Nissing and others.
With the unearthing of an alleged paddy procurement scam in four rice mills and the seizure of 1,424 bags of rice reportedly brought from Bihar in a rice mill in Jundla, the district administration has intensified the vigil at the Haryana-UP border.
Several raids were conducted at the Jundla grain market and different rice mills in the Jundla area on Tuesday, following which some grain markets and millers have come under the lens of the Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB) and the district administration. The HSAMB Chief Administr