Hyderabad, Aug. 17 -- The Civil Supplies Enforcement Task Force unearthed a huge illegal dump of Public Distribution System (PDS) rice during a late-night raid in Shamirpet mandal of Medchal-Malkajgiri district on Monday, August 17.

The operation was conducted under the supervision of Civil Supplies Chief Vigilance Officer C Shashidhar Raju. The enforcement team, led by DSP Ramesh Reddy and comprising Inspector Ajay Babu, Sub-Inspector P Srisailam, Prabhakar and APO Ramana, conducted searches in various areas of Shamirpet mandal from around 2 am.

During the search, the team inspected a godown belonging to AD Manufacturers Lalgadi-Malakpet and found a large quantity of PDS rice allegedly stored illegally. Officials found approximately 1,...