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Crime
MP Wheat Scam Exposed
✍️ India Today
🗓 31 Jul 2026, 03:36 AM
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A major scam in wheat procurement has been exposed in Madhya Pradesh, involving fake farmers and huge financial losses. The scam has raised concerns about the authenticity of the Minimum Support Price procurement process.
The wheat procurement scam in Madhya Pradesh has sent shockwaves across the state, with reports of fake farmers and massive financial losses. The scam allegedly involves the creation of fake farmer profiles to procure wheat at the Minimum Support Price, causing significant losses to the state exchequer. The exact extent of the losses is yet to be ascertained, but preliminary estimates suggest that it runs into crores. The state government has initiated an investigation into the matter and has promised to take strict action against those found guilty.