Eluru, Mar 16 (UNI) The Vigilance and Enforcement department officials seized Rs 2.28 lakh worth 12,680 Kilograms of rice, meant for Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) and while being transported illegally in a truck at Sivapuram village in Chintalapudi Mandal of West Godavari district on Saturday.
According to Vigilance and Enforcement department officials, on a tip-off, the Vigilance and Enforcement, Civil Supplies, Revenue officials stopped a truck near Saibaba temple in the village.
They found PDS Rice in white plastic bags in the truck.
The officials said that the rice was being transported from Gurubhatlagudem village in Chintalapudi Mandal to Tadepalligudem in this district.
The officials later seized 12,680 Kilograms of PDS Rice worth Rs 2,28,240, a Lorry and a Motorbike.
A case was registered under section 6(A) and 7(1) of the Essential Commodities Act 1955, and AP PDS Control order-2018 against the driver of the lorry P Ramu, Transporter Vanama Vasu and other person K Radha Krishna.
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