Mungeli Paddy Scam: 110 Officials Noticed, SDMs Included, 3 Millers Jailed

• 110 officers and employees, including three SDMs and five Tehsildars, in Mungeli received show-cause notices for irregularities in paddy procurement and transportation.
• The notices were issued following an alert from the state government regarding embezzlement of paddy worth crores of rupees.
• Joint Collector Girdhari Lal Yadav confirmed the notices were for negligence or involvement in the irregularities, with legal action pending responses.
• Three millers have been jailed for fraud in paddy procurement, while police search for four absconding accused in the Rs 8.14 crore scam.
• Ganesh Minerals Rice Mill in Sargaon was sealed after an inspection revealed a shortage of 17,775 quintals of paddy, amounting to approximately Rs 6 crore embezzlement.

Why It Matters: Mungeli district takes strict action against widespread paddy procurement irregularities, issuing notices and jailing millers.