Karnal, May 9 -- A year after a multi-crore paddy procurement scam was reported in Karnal, an ongoing probe into the wheat procurement has uncovered another fraud, despite the government introducing stricter norms for the rabi season.

A probe report submitted by additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Rahul Raiya to Karnal deputy commissioner (DC) Dr Anand Kumar Sharma has exposed how wheat from Uttar Pradesh farmers was fraudulently sold in the names of Haryana farmers in at least three different grain markets of Karnal.

Following the probe report, two FIRs have been registered. Another FIR was registered against a commission agent from the Kunjpura grain market in a case in which bricks were placed in sacks of wheat to increase weight. ...