While farmers, troubled by the shortage of DAP fertilizer in Mainpuri, are making rounds of cooperative societies, on the other hand, fake fertilizer mafia has become active, who are trying to cheat the farmers. These mafias filled bags of real fertilizer with fake fertilizer and supplied it overnight.
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The latest case is of the half-built fire station located at Kusmara in Kishni police station area, where the Tehsildar and the Agriculture Department team conducted a raid and recovered a huge cache of fake fertilizers. On receiving the information, ADO Agriculture Narendra Rathore along with Tehsildar and police raided the fire station. There, 109 bags of fake DAP fertilizer were found in a room, which was prepared by filling empty bags of some other fertilizer brand.
Administration action against mafias
Tehsildar Ghasiram said that on receiving the information, he along with the police raided the fire station and seized fake fertilizer loaded in a pickup and loader from the spot. However, the mafia elements managed to escape from the spot. But the police took the pickup and its driver into custody.
The recovery of empty sacks and fake fertilizers from the spot made it clear that the fertilizer mafia was working with full preparation to cheat the farmers. The Tehsildar said that the fertilizer has been handed over to the police and Agriculture Department officials will investigate the matter in the morning. After this, the police has started preparations to register an FIR in this case.
DAP fertilizer shortage problem
While farmers are worried about DAP fertilizer, the mafia involved in the business of fake fertilizers is taking advantage of these circumstances and committing fraud. Officials say that soon action will be taken in this matter and strict steps will be taken against the mafia selling fake fertilizers.
