By IANS
Ludhiana: Over 11,300 quintals of sugar, worth Rs. 3.4 crore, was seized in this Punjab city Sunday as officials targeted hoarders ahead of the festival season.
According to the officials of Food and Supplies Department, three store houses here were sealed Thursday night and over 8,500 quintals sugar was seized from one of them Saturday.
“We had a tip-off about the hoarding of sugar ahead of the festival season. These are one of the biggest seizures of sugar in the last few months,” said a senior officer.
“We have given all the details to the local police and now it is their duty to nab the accused.”
The store houses were leased by a businessman, who is a resident of another Punjab town, on Aug 1. He had paid the rent of first three months.