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An alleged scam involving the purchase of substandard zinc sulphate fertiliser worth over Rs 40 crore from a Madhya Pradesh-based firm has surfaced in Haridwar. The office of the chief agriculture officer (CAO), in response to a Right to Information (RTI) application, said that a crucial file containing a laboratory report on the fertiliser samples was never received from the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) of Roorkee.

This is after reports emerged some farmers alleged to possess huge land to get subsidised fertiliser.

There is a good reason to suspect that money may have been siphoned for private gain.

Agrasen, who is a fertiliser trader, had been questioned by the Enforcement Directorate earlier in an alleged fertiliser scam.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday raided the Jodhpur residence of Agrasen Gehlot, the brother of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, news agency ANI reported quoting sources.