A farmer came in for a shock when he got to know that the gold medal presented to him by the Maharashtra government was allegedly made of sub-standard silver and only had gold polish on it.
Dadaji Khobragade, a rice grower from Nagbhid taluka in Nanded village of Chandrapur district, was felicitated with Krishi Bhushan award 2005-06 for developing a new variety of rice - HMT rice.
He was presented a 50 gm 14-carat gold medal, cash prize of Rs 25,000 and citation from Maharashtra Governor at Raj Bhawan in Mumbai on October 13 last year for his achievement.
Facing financial problems, Khobragade decided to sell his medal and he was shocked when a local jeweller informed him that the medal was in fact made of sub-standard silver and just had gold polish on top.
Meanwhile, Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh has demanded a probe into the matter and stringent action against officials responsible for committing fraud.
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