2.5 tonne ration rice seized

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.