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The Government Railway Police (GRP) seized astir 4 tonnes of atom meant for proviso nether the Public Distribution System (PDS) from an explicit bid astatine Jolarpet railway presumption successful Tirupattur connected Thursday.
Police said that, based connected orders of Collector K. Sivasoundaravalli, peculiar constabulary teams were formed to forestall PDS atom smuggling successful the district. During a astonishment cheque astatine Jolarpet railway station, the constabulary squad recovered 4 tonnes of PDS successful 80 gunny bags connected the utmost extremity of the platform. They seized the atom and handed it implicit to the Tirupattur Taluk Supply Officer (TSO) of the Department of Civil Supplies.
Police analysed the CCTV footage successful the railway presumption and recovered that fewer persons were unloading sacks of PDS atom adjacent the level astatine the railway station. Police said the seized rice consignment was meant to beryllium sold to wholesale dealers successful neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Special teams person been formed to nab the suspects. A lawsuit was registered by Jolarpet constabulary and further probe is nether way.
