The officials of Civil Supplies Department on Friday seized 29 quintal rice meant to be distributed to the white ration card holders under the Public Distribution System (PDS) from a house at Cheediga in the city.
Acting on a tip-off, the officials headed by District Supplies Officer P. Prasada Rao raided the house and found 25 bags of rice in the process of packaging and another 33 packed bags meant to be distributed to the PDS beneficiaries.
Case registered
The house owner, Veeralana Anathalakshmi, told the Civil Supplies officials that she had rented out the room to one Thota Nagarjuna from Gollaprolu who had introduced her as a rice trader.
The officials seized the stock before handing it over to the mandal-level stock point. A case has been registered.