Fake fertiliser racket busted in Meerut; shop, warehouse sealed
A large quantity of adulterated urea, pesticides, and other agricultural chemicals was recovered. The warehouse was sealed on the spot.
MEERUT: The agriculture department of Meerut sealed a warehouse and a shop attached to it for selling adulterated fertiliser in Lawar village on Wednesday.
The adulteration came to light when
Uttam Singh
, a farmer from a nearby village, purchased fertiliser from a shop and, suspecting the quality, tested it using a method he learned online.
He found it to be fake, said officials.
When Singh returned to buy another sack and asked for a bill, the shopkeeper refused, increasing his doubts. He immediately alerted the police and agriculture officials. Upon inspection, the fertiliser was found to be spurious.
Agriculture officer (Meerut) Rajeev Kumar Singh told
TOI
that seven samples were collected, the dealer's licence was revoked, and an FIR under Section 3/7 of the Essential Commodities Act was filed at Incholi police station.
Further investigation led officials to a nearby warehouse owned by the same dealer. A large quantity of adulterated urea, pesticides, and other agricultural chemicals was recovered. The warehouse was sealed on the spot.
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