
4.45 tonnes of ration rice seized
The Hindu
Ration rice weighing about 4.45 tonnes was seized in separate operations in Tiruchendur and Azhikkaal in Kanniyakumari district on Wednesday.When a police team was patrolling along the Tiruchendur – K
Ration rice weighing about 4.45 tonnes was seized in separate operations in Tiruchendur and Azhikkaal in Kanniyakumari district on Wednesday. When a police team was patrolling along the Tiruchendur – Kulasekarapattinam on Wednesday, they saw a jeep overturned on the road leading to N. Muthiahpuram. As the police team saw rice bags laden in the overturned jeep, they checked the rice bags and found that the vehicle had met with the accident when it was carrying 1.45 tonnes of ration rice packed in 29 bags. After taking the overturned jeep to Tiruchendur police station, the police team handed over the seized ration rice to Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies CID police. Steps are on to nab the driver of the jeep.More Related News

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