On Friday, the Haryana government dismissed five officials from the food, civil supplies, and consumer affairs department in Karnal due to their alleged involvement in a paddy procurement scam during the last kharif season. The officials, including four inspectors—Sameer Vashisth, Lokesh, Sandeep Sharma, and Yashbir Singh—and sub-inspector Ramphal, were dismissed under the Haryana Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 2016, following irregularities detected in procurement processes. The Karnal police have registered six FIRs related to the scam, which involved issuing fake gate passes that falsely documented the entry of excess paddy into grain markets, leading to substantial revenue losses for the government. The minimum support price (MSP) of ₹2,389 per quintal was paid for paddy that never arrived. Investigations revealed that millers created fake land registrations on the Meri Fasal, Mera Byora (MFMB) portal, allowing them to issue gate passes under false pretenses. Similar irregularities were discovered in the neighboring districts of Yamunanagar and Kurukshetra, resulting in over 30 arrests and multiple cases registered against officials and millers involved.