Two grocery sellers booked for black marketing in Pilibhit

Pilibhit: Two grocery shop-owners in Amaria tehsil's Guladia Bhindara town were booked on Sunday for selling foodgrains, pulses and sugar at a higher price than set by the administration.

In the first case, trader Siyaram Goel was caught selling

pigeon pea

(arhar dal) at Rs 100 a kg against Rs 90 set by the administration by marketing

inspector

of Amaria circle,

Harvendra Kumar

.

Another complaint was filed by supply inspector Ajit Verma against one Palak Mittal for selling sugar and wheat flour at a premium of Rs 2 per kg and

lentil

at over Rs 10 a kg than the stipulated price.

Kheem Singh Jalal, Neuria SHO, said two

FIRs

were lodged against the accused traders under IPC section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant).

ASP, Rohi Mishra, added that certain sections of the Disaster Management Act and Essential Commodities Act would also be added to the FIRs for which the SHO concerned had been issued directions.