The DB police team seized the wheat worth Tk 12.18 lakh after conducting drives at Bhankal Check Post and Patkelghata godown from Thursday night to Friday afternoon.
Additional superintendent of police (Sadar circle) Mirza Salahuddin said on information that sacks of wheat which was allocated for road repairing in Kaliganj upazila would be smuggled from Kaliganj food godown, they conducted operations.
The team led by Mirza Salahuddin seized a wheat-laden truck from Bhankal area and another from Patkelghata odown premises.
Police arrested Tarali UP No.8 Ward member Shahidul Islam, Abdul Khaleq Ghurami, Liaqut Ali and Abdul Gani in this connection.
Govinda Shadhu, owner of Mukundu Flour and Lentil Mill, bought the government wheat in Patkelghata. Inspectors Neel Kamal Pal and Bijon Kumar of ACC’s combined District Office in Khulna lodged a case in Satkhira in this connection.
