Hyderabad, Aug. 14 -- The Civil Supplies Enforcement Task Force seized around 98 bags of ration rice allegedly procured illegally and stored in a godown in Reddy Colony, Saidabad, during a raid in the early hours of Friday, August 14.

The raid was conducted around 3 am on the directions of Civil Supplies Chief Vigilance Officer C Shashidhar Raju. Inspector Ajay Babu and Sub-Inspectors P Srisailam and Prabhakar led the operation.

According to enforcement officials, Harish Reddy of Poosala Basti in Saidabad had allegedly been procuring ration rice for some time and storing it in a godown located beside a water plant in Reddy Colony. The rice was reportedly being transported to other states.

Officials said the illegal trade had allegedly ...