In Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, the market administration has suspended the licence of commission agent Abhay Kumar for storing vegetables in a defunct toilet at the Mawana Naveen Sabzi Mandi. This decision came after a video surfaced showing various vegetables, including tomatoes, ladyfingers, green chillies, coriander, mint, and bottle gourd, packed in polythene bags inside the unusable toilet. The toilet had reportedly been out of service for some time due to clogging. Upon receiving a report on May 15, officials acted swiftly, dispatching a team that seized approximately one quintal of contaminated vegetables, which were subsequently buried. Despite receiving a notice, Kumar failed to provide a satisfactory response, leading to the suspension of his licence. The secretary of the Mandi committee, Arjun Singh, stated that the toilets, intended for farmers and customers, were being misused for storage. Following the incident, SDM Santosh Kumar Singh has demanded an explanation from the Mandi committee secretary and has indicated that strict actions will follow based on the findings of an inquiry.