Karnal, Nov. 5 -- Police have registered an FIR at the Karnal City Police Station against grain market secretary Asha Rani, Rajendra Kumar, Amit Kumar and Ajay Kumar, based on a complaint from mandi board district manager (DMEO) Ishwar Singh, for irregularities during paddy procurement under Section 318(4) of the BNS. An official of the market committee said that the secretary has gone on a "sick leave" from Monday. This is the third FIR in a series of cases of paddy procurement irregularities in which, earlier, two cases were filed against a rice mill, a mandi secretary, four mandi inspectors and a sub-inspector. Officials said that action was taken following a district-wise porbe ordered by Karnal DC Uttam Singh after irregularities were found in the issuance of gate passes during the ongoing procurement. Citing a letter from the additional deputy commissioner's office, the FIR stated that a random probe into the issuance of gate passes at the Karnal grain market revealed irregularities. "The investigation found that some gate passes were issued to IP addresses outside the Karnal market. Since irregularities were found in the issuance of gate passes, the involvement of market committee officials cannot be ruled out," the letter said. The FIR also states that the market committee secretary is responsible for ensuring proper procurement arrangements and has failed to perform her duties. Officials said that the cyber cell in-charge has also recommended a detailed probe....