Hyderabad, June 13 -- In a major crackdown on the illegal trade of agricultural inputs, the Telangana Police, in a joint operation conducted by the Malkajgiri and Trimulgherry police teams, busted an alleged spurious cotton seed racket and seized 12,800 duplicate cotton seed pouches along with approximately 2,000 kg of suspected fake cotton seeds.

According to police officials, the total value of the seized consignment, including the duplicate packaging material and suspected spurious seeds, is estimated to be around Rs 30 lakh.

According to the Telangana Police, the enforcement action was initiated after Solanke Yashwanth Rao, Marketing Manager of Narmada Sagar Agri Seeds Pvt. Ltd., Gujarat, lodged a formal complaint with the Trimulghe...