Civil supplies officials seize 1.7 tonnes of PDS rice near Katpadi

The Department of Civil Supplies seized astir 1.7 tonnes of atom intended for organisation nether the Public Distribution System (PDS) from a van astatine Sethuvandai colony adjacent Katpadi successful Vellore connected Saturday.

Police said that based connected orders of Collector V.R. Subbulaxmi, peculiar teams comprising constabulary unit and Civil Supplies officials were formed to forestall PDS atom smuggling successful the district. During a astonishment cheque successful Katpadi, Gudiyatham and surrounding villages, the squad seized respective bags of PDS atom from a conveyance driven by S. Babu, 35, a autochthonal of Sethuvandai village. The seized PDS atom was sent to a godown maintained by the Department successful Katpadi. 

Police said that PDS atom is collected illegally from the nationalist successful assorted towns similar Gudiyatham, Katpadi, Vellore, Ambur and surrounding villages to merchantability to wholesale dealers successful Andhra Pradesh. The arrested idiosyncratic was lodged astatine Central Prison successful Vellore. A lawsuit was registered by Gudiyatham Town constabulary and further probe is nether way.