Hyderabad
The Law enforcement group (ETF) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently carried out the inspection in eight CMR rice mills (mills that occupy their own milling of rice) and found a deficit of 38,999.78 metric tons (MT) in unpeeled storage, awarded at 194.18 Crore.
Cases were booked against the owners or leadership of these mills in the districts of Nagarnoool, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Siddipet, Ranga Reddy, Nalgonda and Narayanpet.
The team carried out a surprising inspection at Sri Krishn, Marchal Village in the Calvakurty Mandal in the Nagarnuool 13 district on April, and confiscated 1,075 songs of PDS rice worth 37.62 500 GBP. The criminal case was filed on PS of Calvakurty according to Section 318 (4) of BNS R/W Sec 7 of the EC law of 1955 against Miller or trader.
The ETF team also monitored interstate boundaries and confiscated 830 Quintals PDS rice worth 24.90 ₹ Lakh and six vehicles worth £ 85. Four criminal cases were filed against 20 individuals. In addition, officials carried out raids on CMR and other rice mills involved in the recycling of PDS rice without delivery of CMR and reserved criminal cases against Millers.
During one such operation, 2,808 Paddy bags (40 kg each) were confiscated worth 21.06 GBP, along with four trucks worth 40 ₹ Lakh on the RTA checkpoint on the Karnataka border.
The ETF monitors 41 cases where they are waiting for invalid fees worth 848.5 GBP CMR. The matter is accepted with collectors (civil supplies) to provoke a provision under the RR law for recovery.
Published – April 19 2025 17:14
