Farmers from Reosa had complained about the sale of fake fertiliser in their area following which district agriculture officer (DAO) Akhilnandan Pandey raided a godown yesterday, they said.
As many as 35 bags of fake fertiliser was seized and an FIR, on behalf of the DAO, was registered under Section 3/7 of the Essential Commodities Act against three people, the police said.
District Magistrate Sarika Mohan ordered checking of every fertiliser godown and cracking a whip on the fake fertiliser racketeers, they added.