Two officials of the Jharkhand State Food Corporation (JSFC) were today suspended after an alleged racket involved in the smuggling of grains to Bangladesh from Sahibganj was busted.
On the direction of Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs minister Saryu Roy, the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of JSFC Vinay Kumar Choubey issued the orders of suspension to JSFC's Sahibganj District Manager Bhudev Mandal and Lifting Incharge Gurupad Sutradhar, according to a press release issued by the department.
It said the police intercepted four trucks carrying grains last week. While two trucks were caught on the borders of Sahibganj, the other two managed to escape, it said.
The release said an alleged racket had been going on in the smuggling of grains across the borders from Sahibganj.
