PDS wheat, sugar seized in Nagamangala

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Press Trust of India Mandya
Last Updated : Jun 24 2015 | 12:57 PM IST
Police have seized 48 bags of wheat and two bags of sugar, meant for the Public Distribution System (PDS), and arrested the lorry driver and cleaner for illegally transporting the commodities.
The truck was seized at 2 a.M. Near Mandya circle in the town, police said, adding, the seizure was made following a tip-off.
A case has been registered under Karnataka Essential Commodities Licensing Order, 1986, and the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, they said.
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First Published: Jun 24 2015 | 12:57 PM IST

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