Hyderabad, Oct. 27 -- The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Telangana Police has arrested 14 millers in connection with alleged irregularities in the supply of fine variety of rice to the Food Corporation of India (FCI) during the Kharif 2025-26 season, according to a statement released by the agency. The alleged fraud involves the diversion of paddy allotted to rice mills for producing the specified variety of rice and its substitution with cheaper coarse rice, resulting in suspected financial losses to the state government, which procured rice from farmers by paying a bonus of Rs.500 per quintal of fine rice. In the statement, CID said the probe was initiated following a complaint lodged by the general manager (procurement) of t...