Chandigarh, Aug 30 (PTI) An inspector, posted at a godown of the Punjab Grains Procurement Corporation (Pungrain), was arrested for allegedly misappropriating wheat worth Rs 1.24 crore, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau said on Wednesday.

Bikramjit Singh was arrested after a team of the bureau conducted a surprise inspection at Pungrain godowns at Khadoor Sahib in Tarn Taran district, it said

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It found that 989 quintals of wheat worth Rs 1.24 crore missing from stock stored in the godowns during 2019-2020 and 2020-2021, the bureau said.

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