The arrested duo – Rajashekar and Shaik Shareef in nexus with various fair price shop dealers procured PDS rice from beneficiaries for Rs 10 per kg. They further sold the same rice to tiffin vendors and restaurants at Rs 18 per kg.
The team went into the forest for a special operation five days ago and while returning, they got stuck near the Penugolu Vagu, which was overflowing due to heavy inflow of rain water, two days ago.
