Pune APMC market security guards allegedly demanded ₹5,000 from a trader loading poha onto a vehicle at the jaggery and grocery market, despite the trader showing invoices for the goods, according to a complaint made to the market administration.
The incident reportedly took place near Gate No. 1 of the Pune Agricultural Produce Market Committee’s jaggery and grocery market while a trader was loading a vehicle at a shop on Thursday. The security guards allegedly approached the trader and sought ₹5,000.
According to the report, the trader showed the invoices for the goods but the demand for money allegedly continued. The guards also reportedly told the trader that the vehicle would have to be taken to the office, which the trader said was used to press for payment.
The market employs private security guards. The complaint has raised questions about the limits of their authority and the procedures they are expected to follow when checking vehicles and goods inside the market premises.
The reported dispute centres on the difference between security responsibilities and enforcement powers. The account states that the guards had no authority to take action against the trader, yet allegedly continued to insist on payment and referred to moving the vehicle to the office. The trader subsequently complained to the market administration.
The report did not state whether the administration has completed an inquiry, suspended any security personnel, or taken disciplinary action. It also did not provide a response from the security agency or identify the guards involved.
The allegation places attention on the way access, vehicle movement and loading operations are managed inside one of Pune’s major wholesale market premises. Traders depend on these procedures to move goods through the market, while the administration is responsible for addressing complaints involving personnel deployed for security.
The next step reported in the matter is action by the market administration on the trader’s complaint. Further details about any inquiry or action against the security guards were not available in the supplied report.
