Two PDS rice smugglers arrested, ₹4.42 lakh worth rice seized in Jangaon
The Hindu
Commissionerate’s Task Force police seize illegal PDS rice dump, arrest two individuals in Telangana’s Rajavaram village.
Acting on credible information about an illegal PDS rice dump, the Commissionerate’s Task Force police team, in coordination with Chilpur police, apprehended two individuals and seized 170 quintals of rice worth ₹4,42,000 at Rajavaram village in the district on June 16.
The accused have been identified as Motam Jampaiah (33) and Motam Rajasheker (25), both from Rajavaram village in Chilpur mandal. During the investigation, it was revealed that the accused had purchased the rice from surrounding villages, including Rajavaram and Station Ghanpur, and had been transporting and selling the rice at higher prices for illicit profit.
The seized rice and the apprehended individuals have been handed over to the Chilpur police for further action.
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