3,000 sacks of pulses seized

New Delhi: Cracking down on hoarding, Delhi Police's crime branch has busted a major racket operating in outer Delhi and seized 12,000 quintal pulses from a warehouse in Alipur.
Police said the warehouse was raided following a tip-off. The owner, Anil Kumar, failed to produce valid documents to show he had stored the grain legally. "We have sealed the warehouse and have asked the department of food and civil supplies to conduct a check.A case under sections of the Essential Commodities Act would be registered against the owner," said Ravindra Yadav, joint commissioner, crime.
Sources said those involved in this racket usually hoarded the grains for a month to create an artificial shortage at local markets and then released goods gradually at double the price. Kumar claimed they used to pay off truck owners to siphon pulses from which would later be shown as loss in transit in account books.
Over 3,000 sacks of different pulses were seized from the godown, police said. Police said raids are being conducted at other warehouses as well. Officials suspect the involvement of government officials who check these godowns periodically.