"spurious-seed"

At his first meeting with Collectors, SPs and senior officers here on Sunday, he directed the Collectors and officials to crack a whip on companies involved spurious seeds menace.

Besides conducting raids on seeds and fertilisers shops in Karimnagar, the committee will initiate legal action against the offenders responsible for these crimes

Producing the accused before the media in Peddapalli on Sunday, Commissioner of Police V Satyanarayana explained the modus operandi of the gang

The Collector instructed the agriculture and police department officials to conduct random checks in seed dealer shops across the district.