Hyderabad, Oct. 14 -- A Sub-Inspector in Kumaram Bheem Asifabad district was arrested on Monday, October 12, for allegedly facilitating the sale of fake cotton seeds in exchange for a commission of Rs 100 per kg.

The accused, identified as Segam Venkatesh, allegedly facilitated the sale of fake cotton seeds worth Rs 20 lakh. According to Asifabad Superintendent of Police Nithika Pant, Venkatesh was arrested from his residence in Kagaznagar and produced before a court, which remanded him to judicial custody.

Addressing the media, Pant said the case came to light in August when police, conducting vehicle checks near Adilabad X Roads in Asifabad, found around two quintals of fake cotton seeds in four bags inside a car.

The seeds were bein...