Special team probing illegal export of PDS rice collecting samples of rice inside West-Africa bound Stella L Panama at Kakinada Anchorage Port on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
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Annamayya district Superintendent of Police V. Vidyasagar Naidu has said that measures have been implemented to check smuggling of rice.
Raids were conducted at various rice mills in Rayachoti, Madanapalle and Rajampeta sub-divisions on December 8 (Sunday) night. These operations, which employed technology, were executed in collaboration with special teams from the police, revenue and civil supplies departments.
The SP said 157 cases involving Public Distribution System (PDS) rice have been reported from the district and 336 individuals have been apprehended during raids, with the seizure of 7,971.385 quintals of rice. This confiscated rice was returned to government custody.
Additionally, 16 tonnes of PDS rice that had been unlawfully stored in rice mills and godowns in Kalakada have been seized. A case has been registered, and the stock has been shifted to the Civil Supplies Department’s godown at Kalakada.
The SP said that the information regarding the individuals involved in the malpractice was being collected, and appropriate legal actions would be taken.
These inspections are driven by reports indicating that certain individuals were misappropriating the PDS rice for gain, he added.
Published – December 10, 2024 04:24 am IST
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