Two held with ration rice

The police seized 2,580 kilogram of rice meant for Public Distribution System stored illegally in a godown at Krishnarajapuram near here on Wednesday. Madasamy and Thavam were arrested.

According to the police, a team comprising the Superintendent of Police John Nicholson, the Inspector N.K. Stanley Jones and a few policemen raided the godown owned by Thavam. The rice bags were found stacked in the godown, which was originally meant to store salt.

Source: The Hindu