The Adilabad One Town police on Tuesday arrested two errant traders for allegedly selling Public Distribution System (PDS) rice in the guise of rice of different popular brand names in the market.
The police identified the arrested accused as G. Rajeshwar and Shaik Ayub, both kirana merchants of Shivaji Chowk area in Adilabad town. One more accused Shaik Aslam of Chilukuri Lakshminagar is at large, police said.
The police seized 79.3 quintals of PDS rice packed in as many as 326 bags from the possession of the arrested accused.
The errant traders were booked on charges of misappropriation of the rice meant for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families and duping customers to make a quick buck.
