2 tonne Gujarat text books for students were sold to paper mill in Punjab
March 13, 2016
Bayad
It is revealed in police investigation that Rs 55 lakh books printed by state government for free distribution among standard 9-11 students were sold to a paper mill in Punjab in north India.
Four persons are held in this case which is being probed by Sabarkantha police in north Gujarat.
Main accused Prahlad Hirabhai Vaghela who is into business of scrap has admitted that he sold 2 tonne text books in paper mill in Punjab. He said he had purchased them at Rs 10 per kg price and removed cover pages of books in attempt to hide the scam. He had sent the books to Punjab in truck.
The books worth Rs54.99 lakh were sent to district level education office by state government for free distribution among students. However a peon Bharat Pandit who has been suspended now forwarded the stock to scrap dealer.
– DeshGujarat
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