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Police raid rice mill, seize 700 quintals of PDS rice in Gurmitkal

A police team, headed by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Shorapur Sub-Division, Javeed Inamdar, carried out a raid in the early hours of Friday on Lakshmi Venkateshwara Rice Mill in Gurmitkal town and seized 700 quintals of rice meant for distribution among beneficiaries through the public distribution system (PDS) but stored illegally.

Mr. Inamdar confirmed that the mill belongs to Raju Rathod, brother of Manikanth Rathod, a BJP leader who has been accused of transporting PDS rice illegally. However, Raju Rathod was not present when the raid was carried out.

The value of the seized rice has been estimated at ₹23 lakh.

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