PDS rice racket busted, food grains worth Rs 3 lakh seized in Hyderabad

The city police arrested three individuals for illegally procuring public distribution system (PDS) rice and wheat in Gazia-E-Millat Colony, Chandrayangutta, on Saturday, August 10. Food grains worth Rs 3,25,000, including 14 tonnes of rice and 15 quintals of wheat were seized.

The arrested are identified as Mohd Rizwan, 28, a



resident of Chandrayangutta; V Rajnikanth alias Chinna 42; and V Rajeshwar alias Raju, 44, residents of Uppuguda.

Four co-accused individuals are currently absconding. They have been identified as Fatheh alias Chacha and Faqru, both residents of Chandrayangutta; Kiran, a resident of Uppuguda; and Sai, a resident of Chatrinaka.