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Crime
Haryana Food Officials Booked for Misappropriating 153 Tonnes of Wheat
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 30 Sep 2026, 12:02 PM
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Four officials from Haryana’s food department have been booked for allegedly misappropriating 153 tonnes of wheat, according to authorities.
Four officials of Haryana’s food department were booked by the state government on Tuesday for misappropriating 153 tonnes of wheat from the state’s grain reserves. The officials, whose identities have not been disclosed, are accused of diverting the wheat to private hands, a move that could affect the state’s food security plans.
The Haryana Food Department issued a statement confirming that the four officers were taken into custody and charged under the Indian Penal Code for theft and misappropriation. The department said the investigation revealed irregularities in the accounting of the wheat stocks, which were earmarked for distribution to farmers and for public consumption.
The booking follows a broader crackdown by the state on corruption within its food supply chain. Earlier this year, Haryana authorities uncovered a separate case involving the diversion of rice and pulses, prompting a review of the department’s inventory controls.
Officials have been remanded to judicial custody, and a special inquiry team has been set up to trace the whereabouts of the missing wheat and to identify any accomplices involved in the scheme.
The Haryana Food Department issued a statement confirming that the four officers were taken into custody and charged under the Indian Penal Code for theft and misappropriation. The department said the investigation revealed irregularities in the accounting of the wheat stocks, which were earmarked for distribution to farmers and for public consumption.
The booking follows a broader crackdown by the state on corruption within its food supply chain. Earlier this year, Haryana authorities uncovered a separate case involving the diversion of rice and pulses, prompting a review of the department’s inventory controls.
Officials have been remanded to judicial custody, and a special inquiry team has been set up to trace the whereabouts of the missing wheat and to identify any accomplices involved in the scheme.