Three arrested on charge of abducting officer

July 13, 2016 12:00 am | Updated 05:56 am IST - YADGIR:

The Surpur police arrested two government officials and a driver on Tuesday on the charge of abducting Arun Kumar Sangavi, Deputy Director of Food and Civil Supplies.

The arrested have been identified as Srinath Chawan, Food Inspector, and Saibanna, storekeeper. Mr. Sangavi was abducted on Monday by five persons and allegedly warned for inspecting a government godown on the outskirts of Surpur. Minister for Food and Civil Supplies U.T. Khader told The Hindu that 507 quintals of foodgrains were missing from the godown, which Mr. Sangavi had inspected. He said the authorities had been instructed to book a separate case against Saibanna. Mr. Khader also paid surprise visit to a rice mill in Yadgir town where a large amount of rice was stored. He directed Deputy Commissioner Manoj Jain to seize the rice until further inquiry.

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