Hindustan Times·India

14 Food Corporation officials jailed in Punjab rice scam

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 15 November 2026, 02:16 UTC ·10 sec listen

Fourteen Food Corporation of India officials and 16 others have been sentenced to up to three years in jail for a Punjab rice procurement scam. They allegedly accepted substandard rice as top-grade stock during the 2004-05 season.

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