A Rs 1.39 crore paddy procurement scam in Jaipur mandal, Mancherial, has led investigators to suspect the involvement of Civil Supplies officials. The fraud, involving forged records and collusion with traders, has already resulted in arrests and suspension of a police inspector.

Mancherial: Investigators are now focusing on the possible involvement of officials from the Civil Supplies department in the Rs 1.39 crore paddy scam unearthed recently at a procurement centre in Jaipur mandal.

The fraud, which involved the fabrication of records at a procurement centre catering to Narsingapur and Maddulapalli villages, shocked district authorities. Operators, reportedly in collusion with traders from Maharashtra, are said to have forged documents to show excess paddy procurement and sipho

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