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Rs 1,160 Crore Rice 'Scam' Widens: 56 Mills, 22 Ethanol Plants Under Scanner
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Indian investigators are probing a massive rice diversion scam involving 56 mills and 22 ethanol plants. Authorities are examining whether government-allocated rice intended for ethanol production was illegally diverted back into the market.
Investigators are trying to establish how much of the nearly 5 lakh metric tonnes of government rice allocated for ethanol production was actually converted into ethanol, and how much may have been diverted through private mills before returning to government warehouses.
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