Three held for hoarding 12 tonnes of PDS rice

The Civil Supplies Criminal Investigation Department (CS-CID) arrested 3 persons for hoarding ration atom meant for nationalist organisation successful Sivagiri and seized 12,000 kg of atom on with vehicles utilized for proscription connected Thursday.

According to authoritative sources, the section had received complaints that ration atom was being illegally stocked for merchantability successful atom mills successful and astir Sivagiri. Based connected the information, constabulary intensified surveillance and conveyance checks successful the area.

During inspection astatine Rangasamuthiram adjacent Sivagiri, officials recovered gunny bags of ration atom stocked successful ample quantities astatine a workplace belonging to a atom mill owner, Ramalingam. Further checks adjacent his modern atom mill led to the seizure of further bags of atom stored successful a vehicle.

Following the seizure, constabulary arrested Ramalingam, his manager Kulandhaivel, and Thomson connected charges of hoarding ration atom for amerciable sale. The seized atom and vehicles were taken into custody. Further probe is nether way.