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SILCHAR: Three persons have been arrested in Hailakandi district for stealing rice and wheat meant for the poor on Wednesday.

Superintendent of police (Hailakandi) Pabindra Kumar Nath said a huge quantity of rice and wheat was recovered from 299 Berakhalerpar LP School under the Algapur circle on Wednesday. "Forty-five bags of rice and five bags of wheat flour, weighing about 2,500 kg have been recovered from the school used as a godown," said Nath. Each of these bags contained 50 kg of grains.

When police personnel reached the site, they found the main door of the school locked from outside. On opening the door, police found a person inside with stockpiles of the stolen bags.

A search has been initiated for fair price shop dealer Ainul Hoque - an anchalik panchayat member and president of the School Management Committee of the LP School, in which the food grains were found.

