110 tonnes of PDS rice seized near Andhra Pradesh’s Kanchikacherla village

August 03, 2020 04:15 pm | Updated 04:15 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA

The Krishna district police conducted a raid and seized 110 tonnes of rice meant for Public Distribution System (PDS) near Kanchikacherla village on Monday.

On a tip-off, the special team led by SI Murali Krishna intercepted a truck proceeding to Gandepalli village from Nandigama and seized the rice stocks.

The seized rice bocks were handed over to Kanchikacherla police for further action. The PDS rice was being transported to a private rice mill in Gandepalli village, said Superintendent of Police M. Ravindranath Babu.

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