Nizamabad: Police task force teams seized 7 metric tonnes of fine quality rice from public distribution stock on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, task force inspector R. Anjaiah and his team intercepted an a truck (TS17T8349) at Malapally on the Nizamabad-Bodhan highway. The rice, valued at Rs 3 lakh, was subsequently handed over to the I Town police station, and the vehicle’s driver, Sheik Imran, was taken into custody.
Police commissioner P. Sai Chaitanya’s directive has led to intensified raids within the Nizamabad commissionerate limits. During the raid, the taskforce, led by additional deputy commissioner Srinivas Rao, discovered that rice bags meant for the Public Distribution System (PDS) were being diverted from fair price shops to the black market. The seized bags, originating from the Food Corporation of India (FCI), were a key focus of the operation.
This operation follows an earlier raid at Erukalawada in Ashoknagar, Nizamabad, where task force inspector R. Anjaiah’s team confiscated 10 metric tonnes of fine quality rice worth Rs 4 lakh from accused individuals.
