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Officials Seize 200 Bags of Suspected PDS Rice in Holagunda
Officials in Holagunda found a large amount of rice stored in two houses.
They seized 15 bags from one house and 189 bags from another.
The rice weighed about 83.25 quintals in total.
Officials suspect some of it may be rice meant for the public distribution system.
The house owners and some residents said they bought the rice from farmers instead.
Officials will send samples to a laboratory in Kurnool.
The test report is expected in two days.
Cases may be filed if the testing confirms that the rice is PDS stock.
District Civil Supplies Officer Rajaraghuveer led raids in Holagunda on Wednesday evening after receiving information about illegally stocked rice.
Officials seized 15 bags containing 6.25 quintals of rice from a house in EBC Colony.
A further 189 bags containing about 77 quintals were seized from a house on Cinema Road.
House owners and locals said the rice was bought from farmers, while officials suspected PDS rice may have been mixed with it.
Samples will be tested at a Kurnool laboratory, with cases possible if PDS rice is confirmed; the stock remains with revenue officials.
- Who
- District Civil Supplies Officer Rajaraghuveer and other revenue, civil supplies and police officials conducted the raids; house owners and locals disputed the officials' suspicion.
- What
- Officials seized 204 bags of rice, described in the headline as 200 bags, from two residential premises.
- Where
- EBC Colony and Cinema Road in Holagunda mandal headquarters, Kurnool district.
- When
- Late Wednesday evening; the laboratory report is expected in two days.
- Why
- The raids followed credible information that PDS rice had been illegally stocked in residential premises.
Officials' Position
House Owners' Claim
Source of the rice
Officials' Position
Officials suspected that PDS rice had been mixed with the seized stock and sent samples for laboratory testing.
House Owners' Claim
House owners and some locals said the rice was not PDS stock and had been purchased from farmers.
Possible legal action
Officials' Position
Officials said cases would be registered against those responsible if the laboratory confirms the presence of PDS rice.
House Owners' Claim
The house owners' account disputes the basis for treating the seized rice as illegally stocked PDS rice until testing is completed.
Key facts
- Rice seized
- 204 bags in the detailed account; the article headline says 200 bags
- First seizure
- 15 bags containing 6.25 quintals from a house in EBC Colony
- Second seizure
- 189 bags containing about 77 quintals from a house on Cinema Road
- Total reported weight
- About 83.25 quintals
- Testing location
- A laboratory in Kurnool
- Expected report
- Within two days
- Pending action
- Cases may be registered if testing confirms the rice is PDS stock
Sources
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