14 FCI officials among 30 get up to 3-yr jail in Punjab rice procurement scam

The cases relate to alleged collusion between FCI officials and private rice millers during the 2004-05 kharif procurement season. The accused accepted substandard rice as Grade-A stock at FCI centres in Malerkotla, Sunam and Tapa in Sangrur district The cases relate to alleged collusion between FCI officials and private rice millers during the 2004-05 kharif procurement season. The accused accepted substandard rice as Grade-A stock at FCI centres in Malerkotla, Sunam and Tapa in Sangrur district