PDS kerosene has been seized by the Sambalpur police. On June 1st an auto-rikshaw numbered OR 15 K 3881 was carrying 840 liter PDS kerosene loaded in 4 containers. It was raided by Kshetrajpur, Sambalpur police in the morning. The auto driver Ajit Nayak and Pramod Mirdha were ferrying the PDS kerosene according to the direction of Premkumar Agrawal of Bareipali from the whole seller Rajkumar Kedia of Kshetrajpur.
The Kshetrajpur IIC Manas Ranjan Pradhan informed the media that police have raided, arrested and forwarded Rajkumar Kedia, Premkumar Agrawal, along with Ajit and Pramod to the court.
According to the IIC Sri Pradhan they have filed a case no 118/2016 at Kshetrajpur station charged with 7 EC and the investigation is continuing.
When the District Supply Officer Pitambar Acharya was contacted, he along with the Kshetrajpur police went to ACSO and inspected the godown of whole seller and stock. The investigation is under process and if anyone is found guilty then action will be taken against him, says Acharya.
