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Managing director of Dudhsagar Dairy arrested in cheating case

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Press Trust of India Mehsana (Guj)
Last Updated : Jan 28 2014 | 10:39 PM IST
Following the arrest of an Accountant General Manager (AGM) of Dudhsagar Dairy, its Managing Director was arrested here today in connection with a cheating case.
"Dudhsagar Dairy's Managing Director (MD) Nishit Baxi was arrested today in connection with a cheating case to the tune of Rs 22.50 crore," a police official of Local Crime Branch (LCB), which is investigating the case, said.
AGM Rashmikant Modi was arrested in the same case on Sunday.
The case pertains to selling cattle feed to Maharashtra when Gujarat was facing a severe drought. Cattle feed to the tune of Rs 18.50 crore and Rs three crore was incurred on transportation charges.
District Registrar (Patan), however, registered a cheating case stating that no records of the sale of cattle feed to Maharashtra by Dudhsagar Dairy were kept.
Vipul Chaudhary, who was ousted as chairman of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), is the chairman of Dudhsagar Dairy, one of the union members of the parent organisation.

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First Published: Jan 28 2014 | 10:39 PM IST

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