A farmer from Jaipur mandal has alleged that operators of the Kishtapur procurement centre swindled Rs.3 crore by fabricating paddy procurement records. He filed a complaint with the Collector, as a similar scam involving another centre in the region recently came to light.

Mancherial: A farmer has alleged that operators of a procurement centre at Kishtapur village in Jaipur mandal swindled Rs.3 crore by fabricating paddy procurement records. He submitted a complaint to Collector Kumar Deepak seeking action against the operators on Monday.

In his petition, farmer Lambu Shivaprasad Reddy said the operators committed irregularities while procuring paddy from the Rabi 2024–25 season. He claimed they misappropriated Rs.1.5 crore by showing false data related to coarse variety grains and swi

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