Police seized 119 filled bags of neem-coated urea and 16 empty bags from Kajal Textiles on Piplaj-Pirana Road in Narol, Ahmedabad, after allegedly finding subsidised agricultural fertiliser stored for industrial use. The Narol Police investigation follows a complaint filed by an agriculture officer against the textile mill’s owner and manager.
The raid was conducted at the mill as part of action against suspected illegal activities and misuse of government subsidies in Ahmedabad. The seized material was identified as neem-coated urea supplied for agricultural use, with the police finding the stock inside the industrial premises.
According to the report, the fertiliser had no official supporting documents or permissions showing how it reached the textile unit or why it was being used commercially. The seizure included 119 filled bags and 16 empty bags, indicating that the premises had been used to store or handle the subsidised product.
Urea is supplied to farmers at subsidised rates to provide crops with essential nutrients. The case therefore involves not only the presence of fertiliser at an industrial unit but also questions over the supply chain through which the stock allegedly moved from the agricultural distribution system to an urban textile facility.
Police sent samples of the seized fertiliser to a government laboratory in Gandhinagar for examination. The laboratory report confirmed that the material was agricultural-grade neem-coated urea and met government standards, according to the report.
The agriculture department’s complaint names Kajal Textiles owner Ayub Surti and manager Zuber Paliwal. Narol Police have registered a case against the two men and begun investigating how the fertiliser reached the mill and whether other people were involved in the suspected network.
The investigation is expected to focus on the source of the stock, the route through which it was supplied, the intended industrial use and the role of any intermediaries. The report does not specify the quantity of fertiliser allegedly used before the raid or identify the industrial process for which it was reportedly intended.
The next steps in the case will depend on the police investigation and the evidence collected from the mill, the seized material and the fertiliser supply chain.
