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Fine variety rice being distributed to white ration card holders through fair price shops is allegedly being smuggled to other places by illegal traders. Surprisingly, smuggling of the fine variety rice began the very next month after distribution of the rice began

Sidam Mothiram of Jainath mandal was caught while illegally transporting the rice in a lorry in Echoda mandal centre

Superintendent of Police Gaush Alam said a case was registered against truck driver Tahir, truck owner Md Nazeem and traders Naganath and Shafi

Police seized 30 quintals of rice and an auto-rickshaw from them

Value of the grains was assessed to be Rs 7.48 lakh

Minister for Civil Supplies N Manohar says illegal rice exports worth Rs 48,537 crore, amounting to over 1.3 crore MT, were routed through Kakinada Port

Expresses his ire over the port authorities and local MLA for failing to check the smuggling of the rice meant for the Public Distribution System

According to police, the duo collected rice from poor people and smuggling it to Karnataka where it was sold at a higher price

Motam Raju from Vidyanagar in Mandmarri was apprehended while he was illegally transporting the grains by the trolley to Maharashtra, during a vehicle check.