Karnal, May 5 -- The district administration has initiated a probe into a suspected influx of wheat from Uttar Pradesh (UP), despite an active ban on such arrivals. As the investigation intensifies, the roles of three market committees in the district have come under scrutiny.

So far, a team formed by deputy commissioner Anand Kumar Sharma under additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Rahul Raiya has found that several commission agents allegedly facilitated the inflow of wheat from UP at three purchase centres and suspended the licences of 13 such agents.

This comes despite the state government having adopted stringent norms for the ongoing rabi marketing season-2026-27 to plug loopholes following a multi-crore scam in several districts d...