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2.5 tonne ration rice seized

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Press Trust of India Erode (TN)
Last Updated : Feb 20 2017 | 5:48 PM IST
More than two tonnes of PDS rice kept for smuggling to Kerala was today seized and two persons were arrested at a village in the district.
Acting on a tip-off that ration rice was being hoarded, a police team raided Kumbikaradu village and seized 50 bags of rice totally weighing 2,500 kgs loaded in a van which was about to leave for Kerala, police said.
They also impounded the van and handed over them to the District Foodcell CID police wing for further investigation.

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First Published: Feb 20 2017 | 5:48 PM IST

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