PDS rice smuggled to Madhya Pradesh seized, 3 arrested

Karimnagar, (Telangana) Aug 20 (PTI): Three people have been arrested for a bid to smuggle 250 quintals of subsidy rice to Madhya Pradesh, police said on Thursday. The rice was allegedly being taken to Ambapura in Madhya Pradesh where the commodity fetches more money, Ramagundam Police Commissioner V Satyanarayana told PTI. PTI COR NVG NVG.

Karimnagar, (Telangana) Aug 20 (PTI): Three people have been arrested for a bid to smuggle 250 quintals of subsidy rice to Madhya Pradesh, police said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, the police under Ramagundam Commissionerate in Peddapalli district, Telangana, seized a truck with the PDS (public distribution system)rice on the outskirts of Kannala village.

The three were arrested, and the rice worth Rs 4 lakh was seized, the police said. The rice was allegedly being taken to Ambapura in Madhya Pradesh where the commodity fetches more money, Ramagundam Police Commissioner V Satyanarayana told PTI.

PTI COR NVG NVG.