In a joint operation, the Agriculture Department and police in the Areraj block of East Champaran district have seized 66 sacks of urea fertilizer being brought for black marketing. A pickup truck loaded with the fertilizer was impounded, and its driver was arrested.

According to information, the urea fertilizer was being transported from Sahebganj in Muzaffarpur district to Areraj in a pickup vehicle. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team from the Agriculture Department and Govindganj police station conducted a raid. The vehicle was intercepted near the Bhelanari petrol pump within the Govindganj police station area. During the inspection, 66 sacks of urea fertilizer were found on the pickup, which were immediately confiscated. The police arrested the driver, Deepak Kumar, a resident of Salaha, from the spot.

A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered at Govindganj police station based on a written application from Roshan Rakesh Kumar, the Agriculture Coordinator of Munda Panchayat. Lalbabu Prasad, the owner of Durga Krishi Kendra, Salaha, and driver Deepak Kumar have been named as accused in the FIR. Block Agriculture Officer Amarendra Kumar stated that the action was taken based on confidential information, and prima facie, there is a suspicion of fertilizer black marketing. The matter is under investigation, and further action will be taken against the culprits as per rules.