Jawaharnagar police of Rachakonda Commissionerate busted an inter-State PDS rice smuggling gang and seized 40 tonnes of rice, a lorry and three mobile phones from their possession.
Acting on a tip-off that some people dumped PDS rice at Block No. 26, room nos. 6, 9 and 10, at Vambey Buildings, Kowkoor, Alwal, and were transporting it to other States, the team raided the area and nabbed four persons.
They were procuring PDS rice from innocent beneficiaries at ₹10 per kg and transporting the same to neighbouring States to sell it at a higher rate.
