Yogi govt files 28 FIRs against sugarcane mafia in crushing season

UP sugar output at 11.5 million tonnes, arrears top Rs 115 billion

Cracking the whip against unscrupulous elements duping sugarcane farmers in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government has filed 28 First Information Reports (FIR) against ‘sugarcane mafia’ in the ongoing crushing season.

Sugarcane mafia refers to middlemen who register as farmers with sugarcane societies. During the crushing season, they procure the crop from farmers at cheaper rates by making on the spot payment to sell it at the much higher government determined state advised price (SAP).

While 28 FIRs have been lodged by the sugarcane department against sugarcane mafia, 15 other cases have also been lodged over under-weighing of sugarcane at purchase