Karnal, Feb. 19 -- With the arrest of four officials including three mandi secretaries and a former District Food and Supplies Controller (DFSC), on Tuesday, in the multi-crore paddy procurement scam during the 2025-26 season, the Karnal police have so far arrested a total of 25 officials, employees, arhtiyas, rice millers and private individuals. Officials said large-scale irregularities were uncovered in the issuance of fake gate passes, leading to ghost procurement with official records showing receipt of paddy that never actually arrived at the grain market.

The arrests have been made in a total of six FIRs registered at different police stations of Karnal last year, DSP (City) Rajiv Kumar, said on Wednesday.

He said that a day afte...