Buxar police arrest PACS President, Mangrao,

Kumar Rajiv Nayan

Buxar : Police arrested Primary Agriculture Credit Society (PACS) president, Mangrao, under Rajpur police station in Buxar district, Arvind Kumar Singh, on October 31, 2017, in connection with alleged embezzlement of 4,027 quintal of rice of the State Food Corporation (SFC).

All the PACS presidents had to procure paddy from the SFC in 2014-15 and after thrashing them had to return the rice to the SFC. Mangrao PACS president Arvind Kumar Singh had also procured paddy from the SFC but did not return about 4,027 quintal of rice to the SFC despite several reminders.

On the direction of the Buxar DM, District Manager, SFC, Uday Pratap Singh, had lodged a named FIR with  Rajpur police station against eight persons including Arvind Kumar Singh and the in-charge, procurement counters, on July 11, 2015. SHO Rajpur police station Rakesh Kumar said that Mangrao PACS president Arvind Kumar Singh was arrested from his house and was forwarded to jail while the other seven persons had surrendered before the court.