On Monday, the Sangareddy police uncovered a PDS recycling operation, seizing a staggering 500 tonnes of PDS rice from a rice mill situated in the Pashamylaram Industrial Area, within the jurisdiction of the BDL Bhanur police station.
A case under Section 6A of The Essential Commodities Act was booked against the shop and the shop was handed over to Ramanujavarapu fair price shop dealer as additional responsibility.
Following information on the PDS rice being smuggled out of the State, Civil Supplies Officer Sriram and SI I Suresh checked vehicles and found the rice in a goods lorry.
A Task Force team raided an illegal Vengamamba rice mill at Enugallu village of Parvathagiri mandal, and seized 350 quintals of PDS rice worth Rs 9.10 lakh on Saturday.
District Civil Supplies Officer Kumara Swamy was suspended for his alleged role in the diversion of 8,400 quintals of rice meant for the Public District System (PDS) from a Mandal-Level Stock point.
In a startling revelation, M Gopinath, an-charge of an Mandal Level Stock (MLS) point in Asifabad was found to have indulged in misappropriation of over 8,000 quintals of rice meant for public distribution system (PDS).