Hyderabad:Police on Thursday bust a major PDS supplies diversion racket and arrested 27 members of the gang, including 21 ration dealers, five businessmen and rice millers who purchased the diverted supplies and two drivers who are working for this racket.
Task Force DCP Mr B Limba Reddy said that B Raji Reddy, kingpin operating the racket, owns a godown at Amberpet area, where he stocks the PDS supplies that he purchases from dealers across the city. He sells the same to B Srinivas at a profit of '4 per kilo. He was arrested earlier by Civil supplies department for illegal diversion of PDS supplies.
“He sells the grains to Srinivas, who later sells it to Shyam Food factory at Katedan owned by varun Agarwal.” he said.
Srinivas also diverted upto 800 quintals of rice each month to Sri Laxmi Narasimha Swamy Rice mill at Nalgonda owned by P Karunaker and Srinivas.
“Varun Agarwal processes the wheat in his factory and sells it under brand name Harddik Chakki fresh atta. P Karunaker and Srinivas process the rice and send to Kakinada port, which is exported abroad.” added the DCP.
