370 litres of PDS kerosene; one held

Three hundred and seventy litres of PDS kerosene stored in cans was today seized from a house in Athur in the district and one person arrested in this connection, police said.

The man used to purchase kerosene from ration card holders and sell it at a higher price to lorry owners.

Police on a tip-off searched his house and seized the kerosene. A lorry was also impounded.