Hyderabad police arrest 4 over PDS rice smuggling, seize 53 tonnes

The arrest and seizures took place in two different cases in the city.

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police arrested four people who were smuggling PDS rice in two different cases and seized a total of 53 tonnes of rice along with two trucks and two auto trollies.

Acting on information, the Cyberabad SOT stopped a lorry and apprehended two drivers who were smuggling 35 tonnes of PDS rice in the truck. The main person Bala Pradeep is absconding.

The SOT Shamshabad caught a man named Ramakoti who was smuggling PDS in the auto trolley and seized 1 tonne of the PDS rice.

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The Rajendranagar SOT seized 17 tonnes of PDS rice at Kismatpur bridge smuggled in an auto trolley and a lorry.

Mir Alamgir

Mir Alamgir is a reporter at Siasat.com based in Hyderabad. He writes on Telangana politics, law and order, communal affairs, and civic issues, with a particular focus on Hyderabad's Old… More »
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