Bhubaneswar, Nov. 3 -- An Andhra Pradesh-registered truck carrying rice was stopped by Odisha Police on Monday near the Kotia border in Koraput district of Odisha. After information reportedly surfaced that the vehicle was transporting Public Distribution System (PDS) rice to a warehouse in Andhra Pradesh, it was intercepted by Odisha Police.

The truck was stopped in the Nerellavalasa area under Kotia panchayat. According to the reports, the rice loaded in the vehicle was being transported to an Andhra Pradesh warehouse located within the Kotia panchayat area.

After receiving information about the movement of the truck, Patangi Tehsildar and his team reached the spot and began an investigation.

The officials were examining the purpose ...