Nashik : Four out of five absconding accused, allegedly part of ration mafia involved in the pilferage of foodgrains meant for public distribution in the district, have surrendered before police though the main accused is still on run.
“Four out of the five accused, including two brothers, who have been absconding since the multi-crore foodgrain scam in public distribution system came to the fore, surrendered before rural police last evening and were arrested,” Manohar Patil, incharge of Wadivhare police station, in formed on Monday.
He said Arun Ghorpade, the prime accused in the case, is absconding. The four accused were identified as Sampat Ghorpade, Vishwas Ghorpade, Madan Pawar and Ramesh Patankar. They had been booked under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCOA) in July which was first such instance in Maharashtra wherein the government invoked the stringent provisions against the ration mafia.
