Police arrested two,for selling rice in black market
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Mon, Apr 17, 2017, 05:57 PM
Hyderabad, April 17: The Task Force Police have arrested two persons for selling public distribution scheme (PDS) rice in the black market on Sunday.
Police nabbed Peeru Khan, 44, a businessman from Phisalbanda, and Wajid Ali Khan, 26, a student from Hafeez Baba Nagar.
Acting on a tip-off, the Task Force sleuths arrested the duo while they were procuring PDS rice from brokers at Santosh Nagar and Kanchanbagh areas.
Police seized 40 bags of PDS rice, weighing 20 quintals from their possession. "The two were purchasing PDS rice for 15 a kilo and selling it to shopkeepers for 25 a kilo," a Task Force official said.