50 tons of PDS rice seized in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Jawaharnagar police raided a house at Bharatnagar and seized huge quantity of rice meant to be distributed under the Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) on Monday morning. Acting on a tip-off, the local police raided a house and found two persons had stocked around 50 tons of PDS rice after purchasing it from different […]

Hyderabad: The Jawaharnagar police raided a house at Bharatnagar and seized huge quantity of rice meant to be distributed under the Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) on Monday morning.

Acting on a tip-off, the local police raided a house and found two persons had stocked around 50 tons of PDS rice after purchasing it from different people. “The duo was planning to transport it to Gujarat and sell it a higher price. On being informed, a raid was conducted and the PDS rice along with a lorry was seized,” Jawaharnagar Inspector S Chandrasekhar said. A case was registered.

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