Archive · 23 Aug 2026
17-Tonne Ration Rice Seized After Kerala Border Assault
Officials in Tamil Nadu were checking vehicles for rice that may have been taken from the ration system.
A mini-lorry did not stop and drove toward the Kerala border.
The officials followed it to a warehouse in Inchivila.
People at the warehouse allegedly attacked an official named Dinesh and threatened him.
The group then ran away.
Police from Tamil Nadu and Kerala searched the warehouse together.
They found and seized about 17 tonnes of ration rice.
Investigators are trying to find the people involved and learn whether the rice was meant to be sold illegally.
Officials seized about 17 tonnes of ration rice from a warehouse at Inchivila on the Kerala side of the border.
The seizure followed a vehicle inspection by a flying squad at Kaliyakkavilai in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari district.
A mini-lorry allegedly carrying ration rice ignored officials’ stop signal and entered the warehouse.
A group allegedly attacked Revenue Inspector Dinesh and threatened to kill him before fleeing.
Tamil Nadu and Kerala police are searching for the suspects and investigating possible illegal rice diversion.
- Who
- A flying squad led by Tahsildar Bharathi, Revenue Inspector Dinesh, and police from Tamil Nadu and Kerala were involved; an unidentified group is accused of the assault.
- What
- Officials seized about 17 tonnes of ration rice and launched a search for people accused of attacking and threatening a Revenue Inspector.
- When
- The incident was reported on Sunday; the article does not specify the exact date of the confrontation.
- Where
- The inspection began at Kaliyakkavilai in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, and the rice was found at a warehouse in Inchivila on the Kerala side of the border.
- Why
- Officials suspected the rice was being transported illegally for unauthorised commercial sale or diversion from the public distribution system.
- Seized commodity
- About 17 tonnes of ration rice
- Warehouse location
- Inchivila, on the Kerala side of the border
- Inspection location
- Kaliyakkavilai, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu
- Reported assault victim
- Revenue Inspector Dinesh
- Alleged offenses under investigation
- Assault, criminal intimidation, and suspected ration-rice diversion
- Police action
- Tamil Nadu and Kerala police conducted a coordinated raid and continued searches for suspects