PDS rice racket busted, three arrested

Over 150 quintals of rice seized from the accused

The North Zone Task Force of Hyderabad Police busted a PDS rice racket, spread across three police station limits, and apprehended three persons for illegally selling large quantities of rice meant for public distribution. Police identified the accused as 33-year-old Mohd Qadir, a driver and resident of Rasoolpura, 27-year-old Mohd Sami, a scrap dealer and resident of Musheerabad and 23-year-old Mohd Qadir, who works as a PDS transport agent. The others, including 25-year-old Mohammed Dawood, a history sheeter of the Musheerabad Police Station, and two other accused — Karim and Mohd Akbar — are absconding. The accused allegedly bought the PDS rice from food security card holders at lower prices and sold them at much higher prices in other States.