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Telangana raid seizes 98 bags of ration rice in Saidabad
The Civil Supplies Enforcement Task Force raided a godown in Saidabad, Hyderabad, around 3 am on Friday and seized 98 bags of ration rice. Siasat.com reports that Harish Reddy of Poosala Basti…
The Story in Brief
The Civil Supplies Enforcement Task Force raided a godown in Saidabad, Hyderabad, around 3 am on Friday and seized 98 bags of ration rice. Siasat.com reports that Harish Reddy of Poosala Basti had allegedly been illegally procuring the rice and storing it in a godown beside a water plant. Officials said the rice was being transported to other states. The operation was led by Inspector Ajay Babu and Sub-Inspectors P Srisailam and Prabhakar on the directions of Civil Supplies Chief Vigilance Officer C Shashidhar Raju. The seized rice has been taken to Saidabad police station for investigation. The state government has warned of stringent action against offenders.
The Indian Opinion
Stories like this often trigger a rush to blame the poor for abusing the system. But the real scandal is the larger network of traders and transporters who turn subsidised grain into profit. The source says the rice was headed to other states, which points to organised rackets, not petty theft. The question that matters: how many such godowns are still unchecked, and what is the state doing to plug the leak at the FCI outlet itself? The next raid's haul will tell.
Source: siasat.com
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