8 quintals of PDS rice seized
Update: 2019-01-02 05:30 IST
Kakinada : The East Godavari Civil Supplies team headed by assistant supply officerP Suresh seized eight quintals of PDS rice on Monday when the rice was transported in Pithapuram, about 20 kilometers from district headquarters, Kakinada.
The officials, acting on a tip off, laid a trap and seized the stocks being transported on two-wheelers. The stocks were shifted to nearby Civil Supplies godowns.
A case under Civil Supplies Act was booked against four persons involved in the unauthorized transport of PDS rice from Pithapuram to various destinations.