Rice seized, noon meal centre employee held

March 13, 2011 11:28 pm | Updated 11:28 pm IST - ARIYALUR:

About 410 kg of rice was seized from the house of a noon meal centre assistant at Sirukadambur in the district on Sunday.

The rice, meant for a noon meal centre, was seized during a raid by a team of officials. The rice was handed over to the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies godown, Collector T.K. Ponnusamy said in a press release. The assistant has been placed under suspension. Departmental action has also been ordered against the noon meal organiser.

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