28 tonnes of PDS rice, shipped from Telangana to Maharashtra seized in Mancherial
Authorities in Telangana seized 28 tonnes of public distribution system (PDS) rice being illegally transported from Karimnagar to Maharashtra. Officials have launched an investigation into the smuggling network, examining the involvement of fair price shop dealers, beneficiaries and civil supplies department personnel.
Mancherial: Task force sleuths of the civil supplies department seized 28 tonnes of rice meant for the public distribution system here on Friday night.
The rice being shipped from Karimnagar to Maharashtra in a lorry were seized during inspections in Naspur, following a tip-off. The seized rice and the vehicle have been handed over to the department for further action.
The sleuths launched a probe to trace kingpins behind the smuggling racket and the role of fair price shop dealers and officials from the department. They suspected that rice procured directly from dealers with the help of beneficiaries of the food security scheme, was being diverted to Maharashtra where demand for rice was high.
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Source : Telangana Today
