
Fake fertiliser racket busted; accused points finger towards TN
A detailed probe has established that a systematic network from Tamil Nadu is behind the sale of fake fertiliser in the State. After the sale of fake potash came to light at Hanubalu cooperative society, the accused Mallikarjun of Nittur was subjected to interrogation. He spilled the beans over the sale of fake fertiliser racket in the State, which he said was being operated from Tamil Nadu.
The sale of fake fertiliser has given sleepless nights to the farmers, who were already reeling under various problems including that of wild jumbo menace and insufficient rains. The sale of fake potash to farmers from Agriculture Credit Cooperative Society in Hanubalu and at Changadihalli, Belur and Narve villages had come to light recently. Three persons from Belur and four from the taluks are already in judicial custody.Assistant Director of Agriculture department G H Yogesh, who is conducting the probe said that the fake product was supplied from Tamil Nadu to Mallikarjuna of Nittur, which was in turn supplied to Naganna of Yaduru village in Alur taluk. This was transported to the cooperative associations and a few shops through locals Virupaksha and Milan Gowda, and was sold to gullible farmers. Yogesh had visited Vaniyambadi in Vellore district in Tamil Nadu, where fake potash was being produced for verification. According to him, there are several leather factories in Vaniyambadi, where salt is being used for processing and preventing leather from decaying. The miscreants after collecting the discarded salt, sieve it and mix it with red oxide and red colour and prepare fake potash.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/338990/fake-fertiliser-racket-busted-accused.html
Related Posts
35K litres of lahan, 59 liquor bottles seized
In a joint operation against illicit liquor on the directions of District...
Abu Dhabi DED Confiscates Over 10,000 Counterfeit Beauty And Skincare Products And Fines 12 Unlicensed Truck Drivers
Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, DED, has seized 10,231 counterfeit...
BSF Nabs 13 Bangladeshi Smugglers, Seizes Contraband Worth Over Rs 10 Lakh in Meghalaya
Shillong, Dec 23: Acting on specific intelligence on Sunday, vigilant troops of...
Airport bust uncovers 4.5 MILLION cigarettes disguised as toilet paper as accused smuggler faces court over the contraband.
Officers have seized 4.5 million undeclared cigarettes being smuggled into the...