3 held for theft at rice mill in Karnal

The complainant told the police that recently, he learned that while large quantities of rice were loaded onto trucks at the mill, the amounts reaching the customers were significantly lower, which raised his suspicions about his two employees

Police on Sunday arrested three men for their alleged connection to the theft and sale of rice worth lakhs of rupees from the Greenfield Pure India rice mill in Mohdinpur village in Karnal district.

The arrests were carried out by a team led by sub-inspector Jagmohan Singh, under the supervision of inspector Tarsem Singh, station house officer (SHO) of Sadar police station. (HT File)

The accused have been identified as Ajit, Sushil and Ankush, all locals. A court sent Ajit and Sushil to two days of police remand, while Ankush was sent to judicial custody.

The arrests were carried out by a team led by sub-inspector Jagmohan Singh, under the supervision of inspector Tarsem Singh, station house officer (SHO) of Sadar police station.

According to the complainant, he had employed Sushil as an accountant for about four years and Ankush for about two years at the mill, where the basmati variety of paddy is processed into rice before being transported to various customers via trucks.

The complainant told the police that recently, he learned that while large quantities of rice were loaded onto trucks at the mill, the amounts reaching the customers were significantly lower, which raised his suspicions about his two employees.

Based on the complaint, the police registered a case at Karnal Sadar police station on Saturday and made the arrests.