More than 250kg of soya chunks meant for distribution among women and children from poor families was seized from the home of a grocery shop owner who had allegedly stocked it to sell in the black market.

Three men engaged in running the shop were arrested.

The soya chunks were meant for the Centre’s Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) project.

Officers of the enforcement branch seized 260kg of soya chunks from the house in a government colony at Padmapukur in the Regent Park area on Wednesday.

Small packets of soya chunks had been stuffed inside gunny bags with “Not for sale, only for ICDS supply” written on them.

The arrested have been charged with sections under the essential commodities act and sections of cheating and criminal conspiracy.

“All three have been remanded in police custody for three days,” said the deputy commissioner (enforcement branch), Biswajit Ghosh.